# Incident 20260402005619I: Cessna 172M, Monroe, GA, April 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7984° N, 83.7219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7984&lon=-83.7219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5283R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5283R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260402005619I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WHO HAD MET ALL REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING PHASE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VERTICAL SPEED, INCORRECT PITCH ATTITUDE, AND LATE/ABRUPT FLARE.

## Other reports on N5283R (1)

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

- [Accident 20160911017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911017399A), Sep 11, 2016: Cessna 172M (N5283R), Covington, GA, Substantial damage. Inspector received call from the roc approximately 2300, and arrived at scene at approximately 0100 the pilots mission was to travel from valdosta (vld) to…

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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