# Incident 20260524005269I: Cessna 172M, Augusta, GA, May 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2026, 15:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniel Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4666° N, 82.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIEL FLD (DNL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4666&lon=-82.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80842, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80842) (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: 51 total, 45 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260524005269I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS IN A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AT DANIEL FIELD (KDNL), PERFORMING FULL-STOP LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 23.

DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE APPROACH WAS REPORTED AS STABILIZED. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, ENGINE POWER WAS BRIEFLY INCREASED AND THEN REDUCED TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, CROSSED THE GRASS AREA, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND CAME TO REST ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY.

A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE DURING LANDING, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT AND AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER BEFORE LOSING SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WITNESS AND AIRPORT PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LOCATION ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AFTER IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE OF UNDETERMINED EXTENT AND WAS LATER TOWED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE.

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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