# Accident 20260322010629A: Cessna 172R, Maiden, NC, March 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2026, 13:12 local time
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Airport: Laney'S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LKNS
- Location: 35.5779° N, 81.1110° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5779&lon=-81.1110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N870CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,193 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260322010629A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 01:12PM (EDT), A CESSNA 172 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT LANEY'S AIRPORT (N92), OFF RUNWAY 05 APPROXIMATELY 150FT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY'S END. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DECIDED TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO'S AT N92 AND MADE A COUPLE LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 23 BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 05.  DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 05, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED MIDFIELD AND ENTERED GROUND EFFECT WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE TAKE-OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CLIMB PERFORMANCE.  DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT DROP-OFF AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 05, THE INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHILE DECELERATING. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE ASPHALT OF THE NEARBY ROAD WHILE NOT UNDER POWER.

THE OBSERVED WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 3 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED SAFELY WITHOUT INJURY.

SAS TASK T-EA68-FY26-1235.

## 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 ERA26LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA227), Mar 22, 2026: Cessna 172R (N870CP), Maiden, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff from a tailwind departure and subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N870CP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240610015119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240610015119I), Jun 10, 2024: Cessna 172R (N870CP), Statesville, NC, Minor damage. On 6-10-2024 during an instruction flight at 3000' MSL, the aircraft’s engine began vibrating violently and experienced a loss of oil pressure. The flight…

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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