# Accident 20250307002339A: Cessna 172L, Ray Township, MI, March 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2025, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ray Township, MI
- Airport: Romeo State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7953° N, 82.9747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7953&lon=-82.9747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7550G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7550G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250307002339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT AND CFI FLEW FROM KVLL TO KD98.  AT D98, CFI GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO OBSERVE THE STUDENT CONDUCTING SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN.

ON SECOND CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN (RWY36) STUDENT LANDED FAST AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT (WEST) SIDE 1440' DOWN THE RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD @150' INTO THE FIELD.   AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE ENDING UPSIDE DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA112), Mar 7, 2025: Cessna 172L (N7550G), Romeo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft, wet grass.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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