# Incident 20250521007359I: Cessna 172S, Wilmington, NC, May 21, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2025, 17:10 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Wilmington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 12LS
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILMINGTON INTL (ILM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250521007359I

## Narrative

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

IN THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 21ST, 2025, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT. UPON   LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 RIGHT AT WILMINGTON INT AIRPORT(ILM) MINIMAL BRAKING WAS USED UPON LANDING.  SHORTLY AFTER ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING AGGRESSIVELY. PILOT DETERMINED THE NOSE WHEEL HAD GONE FLAT. PILOT THEN CONTACTED ATC AND AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. A MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR TRAVELED TO (ILM) AND REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH A SERVICEABLE HUB, NEW TIRE AND INNER TUBE. SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE TAKEN DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. ONE PHOTO SHOWS A POSSIBLE PUNCTURE HOLE THROUGH THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE. FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, GENERAL TIRE CONDITION APPEARS NORMAL AND TIRE TREAD DEPTH APPEARS SERVICEABLE. A MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS GENERATED FOR THE WORK PERFORMED AND A COPY WAS PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE.

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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