What happened
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On Monday, may 26, 2025, during landing at Monroe airport (W16),privacy data omitted, a Cessna 172N, went off the runway and into a ditch to the left of the runway. The aircraft was piloted by a student pilot and his instructor. The student pilot was conducting short field landing techniques and this mishap was the second landing. During the landing, the aircraft touched down slightly to the left of the centerline and started drifting to the left. As the instructor attempted to make corrections, the left main gear reached the grass and the aircraft continued at the same angle. In a few seconds the aircraft ended up in the ditch to the left of the runway. The student pilot and instructor exited the aircraft with no injuries. The instructor pilot stated to the NTSB investigator that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the aircraft. Landings were on runway 7 with a crosswind of about 5-8 knots from the southeast.
METAR for kpae: kpae 262153Z 360/9KT 10SM 5500OVC 18/8 A3015
As the FAA filed it
ON MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025, DURING LANDING AT MONROE AIRPORT (W16),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172N, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SHORT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUES AND THIS MISHAP WAS THE SECOND LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. AS THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REACHED THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AT THE SAME ANGLE. IN A FEW SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN THE DITCH TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT. LANDINGS WERE ON RUNWAY 7 WITH A CROSSWIND OF ABOUT 5-8 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
METAR FOR KPAE: KPAE 262153Z 360/9KT 10SM 5500OVC 18/8 A3015
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.