# Accident 20260131003519A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Augusta, KS, January 31, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2026, 10:19 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Z08S
- Location: 37.6698° N, 97.0780° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6698&lon=-97.0780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767VK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767VK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 55 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260131003519A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/31/2026 AT AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUGUSTA, KS (3AU). A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. AFTER COMPLETING A TAXI BACK PROCEDURE TO THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 36 THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL TO ENTER THE RUNWAY 36 FOR TAKEOFF TO REMAIN IN THE PATTERN. STUDENT PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND FAILED TO INPUT ADEQUATE RUDDER PRESSURE; AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS ATTEMPTED TO ROTATED HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GROUND. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES HIT SNOW ON THE GRASS AND FLIPPED 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 CEN26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA104), Jan 31, 2026: Textron 172S (N767VK), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during the takeoff.

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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