# Accident 20260728010259A: Cessna 172F, Antigo, WI, July 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2026, 18:42 local time
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Airport: Langlade County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1540° N, 89.1106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1540&lon=-89.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7978U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7978U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260728010259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA273), Jul 28, 2026: Cessna 172F (N7978U), Antigo, WI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N7978U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810808066669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808066669I), Aug 8, 1981: Cessna 172F (N7978U), Downers Grove, IL, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft short bounced onto runway. Nose high landing. Broke nose gear bent prop tips.

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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