# Accident 20260627007059A: Cessna 172L, Greensboro, NC, June 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.0976° N, 79.9329° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0976&lon=-79.9329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7764G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7764G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,170 total, 1,412 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627007059A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 UTC (1000 EDT), A CESSNA 172 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN A HANGAR AREA OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGSO). THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WAS UNINJURED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) SUBSEQUENTLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCKS, LEAVING THE STUDENT PILOT ALONE AT THE CONTROLS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CHOCKS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD DOWN AN INCLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OR STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT IMPACTED AN ADJACENT HANGAR STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDALS RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ACTION. HOWEVER, A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OR PRE-IMPACT FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 ERA26LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA264), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna 172 (N7764G), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper decision to leave the airplane with the engine running, which resulted in the airplane rolling forward and impacting a hangar.

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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