40.0819° N, 75.0106° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 2025 · 14:10 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20105
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total50 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was practicing landings on runway 15 while remaining in the pattern of Northeast Philadelphia Airport (pne). Upon touchdown on the second landing, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered off the left side of the runway and into the grass. As the pilot veered off into the grass the aircraft impacted a taxiway sign with the left main landing gear. The left main wheel assembly sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 15 WHILE REMAINING IN THE PATTERN OF NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (PNE). UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. AS THE PILOT VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.