What happened
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On 7/28/2026 at approximately 2342Z a C172F experienced an inadvertent lateral runway excursion during the landing rollout. Aircraft travelled about 500FT on the grass until it came in contact with runway signage generating substantial damage to the airplane. No injuries reported. Found the aircraft parked in the hanger on arrival. Inspected the aircraft for damage and found the prop bent at one end and a scuff on the other end. Minor firewall damage on the lower section near the nose gear a slight wrinkle in the fire wall. Left wing damaged from the end of the wing in about 2 feet. Right side of fuselage had a sizable dent forward of the n number and some wrinkles aft of the right main gear on the belly of the aircraft. Right main wheel rim has a section broken out where the tire seals to the rim.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/28/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 2342Z A C172F EXPERIENCED AN INADVERTENT LATERAL RUNWAY EXCURSION DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED ABOUT 500FT ON THE GRASS UNTIL IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SIGNAGE GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. FOUND THE AIRCRAFT PARKED IN THE HANGER ON ARRIVAL. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND THE PROP BENT AT ONE END AND A SCUFF ON THE OTHER END. MINOR FIREWALL DAMAGE ON THE LOWER SECTION NEAR THE NOSE GEAR A SLIGHT WRINKLE IN THE FIRE WALL. LEFT WING DAMAGED FROM THE END OF THE WING IN ABOUT 2 FEET. RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE HAD A SIZABLE DENT FORWARD OF THE N NUMBER AND SOME WRINKLES AFT OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. RIGHT MAIN WHEEL RIM HAS A SECTION BROKEN OUT WHERE THE TIRE SEALS TO THE RIM.
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