Cessna 172F

FAA incident reports · 418

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Accident 20260728010259ACessna 172F · Antigo, WIOn 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.…Jul 28, 2026 · N7978U · Substantial damageIncident 20260617006779ICessna 172F · Shreveport, LADuring departure, the pilot reported a bird strike on the left-hand wing. The bird impacted the pitot tube, resulting in the loss of airspeed indication. The pilot contacted the control tower, advised them of the situation, and requested clearance to return…Jun 17, 2026 · N8411U · Minor damageAccident 20250926014929ACessna 172F · Battle Ground, WAOn September 26, 2025, a Cessna 172F was destroyed in an accident at Goheen Airport (W52) near Battle Ground, Washington, at approximately 1306 pacific daylight time. The pilot, the sole occupant, suffered fatal injuries. Prior to the accident, the aircraft…Sep 26, 2025 · N8219U · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20250913014449ACessna 172F · Lancaster, TXThe pilot stated that he arrived at the airport that morning around 6 am for a time building flight with another rated pilot who did not show up. He was asked to fly with two other pilots to kmxa to pick up another airplane. While he waited for the other…Sep 13, 2025 · N7774A · Substantial damageAccident 20250601006239ACessna 172 · Vero Beach, FL[privacy data omitted], A Cessna 172F, departed from kjax (jacksonville international airport) en route to kvrb (Vero Beach Regional) with a practice approach and taxi back at kfin (flagler executive airport) at approximately 17:45. Fuel receipts and FBO…Jun 1, 2025 · N5200F · DestroyedIncident 20241203018799ICessna 172F · Edina, MOOn December 03, 2024, a Cessna 172 landed in a field 3 miles nnw of Edina, MO after experiencing a loss of engine power On a VFR flight from the departure airport. About three quarters of the way through the route PIC noticed the fuel indicators showing there…Dec 3, 2024 · N8757U · No damageAccident 20240806009299ACessna 172F · Brazoria, TXAircraft started takeoff roll vered to the left of the runway climbed approximately 100FT in the air flew 100 yards dived into the ground.Aug 6, 2024 · N7905U · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20240619007689ACessna 172F · Ruston, LAThe pilot was attempting to land the aircraft, he hit the runway with the propellers and left wing. He then ran off of the runway, getting better control of the aircraft he brought it back on to the runway where he came to a stop and shut down.Jun 19, 2024 · N8725U · Substantial damageIncident 20240527011029ICessna 172F · Newberry, FLMay 27, 2024, 1455UTC, pilot relayed mayday over guard frequency. Aircraft stated they had no thrust and were shutting down engine. Aircraft was able to glide into airport. After landing aircraft rolled off runway. 3 on board, no injuries and appeared no…May 27, 2024 · N8364U · No damageIncident 20230731013079ICessna 172F · Beaufort, SCInforation based on pilots statement; coming in to land at karw (Beaufort executive) at around 11:30PM local switched from approach to advisory frequency at around 2500FT 3-4 mile straight in runway 7. Student begins normal landing preparation. Around 2 mile…Jul 31, 2023 · N8392U · No damageIncident 20230301005359ICessna 172F · St. Louis, MODuring a training flight the student performed a loss of engine simulation and upon retracting the flaps from 20 degrees to 10 degrees a loud pop occurred. The pilot noticed the right flap had buckled. The aircraft declared an emergence and landed without…Mar 1, 2023 · N8716U · Minor damageIncident 20221226019519ICessna 172F · Lampasas, TXWhile on approach to lzz runway 34 under VFR conditions with clear skies and a slow wind from the north east and temperature at approximately 60 degrees fahrenheit, the pilot observed that he was too high. Pilot performed forward slip with right rudder and…Dec 26, 2022 · N8354U · No damageAccident 20221221019619ACessna 172F · Auburn Hills, MIThe airmen had changed his own oil to [privacy data omitted] 100 50 weight summer oil, 3 months prior. He was unfamilar with cold weather operations, having been based in las vegas. Upon starting the aircraft without preheat in below 32F weather, the oil…Dec 21, 2022 · N8768U · Substantial damageIncident 20221009015959ICessna 172F · Alpine, TXOn October 9, 2022, at 0942 CDT, a Cessna 172F bearing [privacy data omitted] landed in a field approximately 1/2 mile of departure end. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR…Oct 9, 2022 · N5125F · Minor damageIncident 20220723013059ICessna 172F · Knoxville, TNAircraft [privacy data omitted]came in high and fast on landing and failed to put the gear down. Aircraft came to a stop and occupants exited aircraft without injuries.Jul 23, 2022 · N8322U · Minor damageAccident 20220525008739ACessna 172F · Show Low, AZAircraft departed runway 25 and was having trouble gaining altatude and impacted the ground about 1 mile from the end of runway 25May 25, 2022 · N5532R · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20220430006049ACessna 172F · Hampton, GAOn April 30, 2022, at approximately 1330 a student pilot and instructor were conducting training on runway 24 at Atlanta Speedway Airport (khmp), in Hampton, Georgia. The wind conditions at time of touchdown reported at 200 @ 8 knots (5 knot crosswind…Apr 30, 2022 · N5704R · Substantial damageIncident 20220327011869ICessna 172F · Sparta, TNDuring a training flight the CFI and his student were retured to their home airport. (Upper Cumberland Regional Airport) (srb) During the inital touchdown they each heard a loud pop. The CFI took control of the aircraft and performed a go around (toga). The…Mar 27, 2022 · N8431U · Minor damageIncident 20210913015689ICessna 172F · Blountville, TNOn 9/13/21 [privacy data omitted] was instructing a student in a simulated engine failure at ktri airport. The tower approved the short approach and they were cleared for the option. The aircraft landed on the right edge of the runway and struck and damaged a…Sep 13, 2021 · N8310U · No damageAccident 20210803013439ACessna 172F · Tucson, AZAccident caused by jet blast. These are the instructor pilot and student pilot statements. Substantial damage to the aircraft. Right wing spar bent near the tip, suspect damage in the wing carry through area, prop strike suspect bent crankshaft. Instructor…Aug 3, 2021 · N53350 · Substantial damageAccident 20210711010609ACessna 172F · Eagle Butte, SDJuly 11, 2021 at 09:45AM central daylight time, a Cessna 172F sustained substantial damage when the aircraft had an engine failure and made an emergency landing in a pasture approximately ½ mile short of the cheyenne Eagle Butte airport (84D) in south dakota.…Jul 11, 2021 · N5340R · Substantial damageAccident 20210406003709ACessna 172F · Fayetteville, NCAircraft landed long and fast; pilot put nose down and applied the brakes. The aircraft veered to the left side of the runway. The aircraft departed the pavement and flipped over on its nose and ended upside down.Apr 6, 2021 · N5424R · Substantial damageAccident 20201125021421ACessna 172F · Atlanta, GAOn November 25, 2020 at 0010 eastern daylight time (EDT), N8125U, a 1964 Cessna 172, and N777CM, a 1964 aero commander, struck each other after landing on the same runway, 21L-3R, but from different directions at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (pdk). At the time of…Nov 25, 2020 · N8125U · Substantial damageIncident 20200711004779ICessna 172F · Lake Butler, FLPilot states he was cruising at 4500 ft. from kcty to kheg when the engine began to run rough and cut out. Was able to restart but roughness continued along with loss of altitude. Contacted ATC and requested assistance. ATC responded with location of FL03.…Jul 11, 2020 · N7989U · No damageIncident 20200530003359ICessna 172F · Ogden, UTThe airman was returning to land at kogd from a flight in the local area and noticed the visibility was beginng to drop and the winds were getting stronger. The airman contacted Ogden tower and was instructed to make a straight in approach for runway 17. The…May 30, 2020 · N5636R · Minor damageAccident 20200206000299ACessna 172F · Lake George, AKOn 02/06/2020 at 1130 local the aircraft departed merrill field to overfly knix glacier with the pilot, and the pilot's wife's uncle and cousin. The aircraft overflew knix glacier and then proceeded to Lake George. The pilot saw an area on the ice that he…Feb 6, 2020 · N817PS · Substantial damageAccident 20191219020059ACessna 172F · Harrison, OHOn December 18, 2019, at approximately 19:15 p.m. eastern daylight time (0015 zulu), Cessna 172F, N5406R collided with trees at the approach end of runway 01 at the Cincinnati west Harrison airport (I67), Harrison, Ohio. The aircraft was registered to mmm…Dec 19, 2019 · N5406R · Substantial damageAccident 20191004019099ACessna 172F · Kaplan, LAPilot reported aircraft engine died at approximately 3500 feet and after several attempts to restart decided to make an emergency landing. Aircraft went over a tree line hitting the tops of the trees. On the other side of the tree line the left wing hit a…Oct 4, 2019 · N7871U · Substantial damageAccident 20190912013089ACessna 172F · Hemet, CA09/12/2019: A Cessna 172 aircraft, N52295 initiated an emergency landing in a field adjacent to the Hemet airport (khmt). Upon landing in a field south west of the airport, the nose gear dug in, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted on its wings.…Sep 12, 2019 · N5229F · Substantial damageAccident 20190804015679ACessna 172F · Basye, VAOn August 4, 2019, at approximately 1400, N424BC, a Cessna 172F took off from sky bryce airport (VG18). The pilot reported that he had an impending stall condition so he took actions to correct the unsafe condition. After correcting the impending stall…Aug 4, 2019 · N424BC · Substantial damageAccident 20190609006319ACessna 172F · Shearer, IDThe pilot left his base camp at mosses creek (1U1) with one passenger, and was checking out areas to go fishing. Pilot flew over Shearer airfield (2U5), and determined he would be ok to land. Due to the hills on both sides of the airfield, the pilot was…Jun 9, 2019 · N5344R · Substantial damageIncident 20190518004849ICessna 172F · Boynton Beach, FLOn may 18 2019, at approximately 1930 EST, a Cessna 172F , N5200F, registered to a private individual, made an emergency landing on the 17th green of pine tree golf club. Pilot was returning from north palm Beach county airport (F45) to north perry airport…May 18, 2019 · N5200F · Minor damageAccident 20190514004629ACessna 172F · Tomball, TXStudent pilot given authority to land runway 17R @ dwh airport. During landing roll out, as speed slowed, student pilot drifted towards the edge of the runway at taxi way d (high speed taxi way) runway exit. Aircraft nose wheel and subsequent main wheels left…May 14, 2019 · N8159U · Substantial damageAccident 20190505015819ACessna 172F · Red Rock, AZOn may 5th, 2019, N8887U lost engine power while on a flight from carlsbad, CA (crq) to marana, AZ (avq). The pilot made a forced landing on a narrow rural road, struck vegetation with the left wing, causing substantial damage. The right main gear was broken…May 5, 2019 · N8887U · Substantial damageIncident 20180827012409ICessna 172F · Hemet, CADuring his third unsupervised flight, the pilot had taken off from Hemet-Ryan Airport (khmt) in aircraft N5229F, with the intentions of flying back to March arb, CA (kriv). At approximately 600 feet AGL, after his first takeoff from khmt, he experienced a…Aug 27, 2018 · N5229F · No damageAccident 20180127006669ACessna 172F · Williamsport, INOn January 27, 2018 at approximately 1:30AM eastern standard time, a 1965 Cessna 172-F, N8559U was destroyed following collision with the ground while conducting a ferry flight from the orange county, Virginia airport (komh), to marshall county airport (C75)…Jan 27, 2018 · N8559U · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20170804012779ACessna 172F · Drexel, MOPilot attempted to take off down hill from an unimproved dirt surface located at a construction site. The top soil had been removed down to a clay surface. The surface was very hard and dry at the time. As the pilot rotated, the aircraft stalled and impacted…Aug 4, 2017 · N8226U · Substantial damageAccident 20170408024489ACessna 172F · New Carlisle, OHBoth aircraft were landing on the same runway, in opposite directions. The wind was light and variable so either runway was appropriate. While in the pattern, neither pilot observed any traffic. On roll out,the pilot of the 172 saw the J3 cub and attempted to…Apr 8, 2017 · N8350U · Substantial damageIncident 20170302004309ICessna 172F · Anchorage, AKDue to the low air temperature of 14 degrees f, the pilot preheated the aircraft for several hours until the EGT read 85 degrees f. he sampled the fuel tanks and found no contaminants. The measured fuel quantity was four gallons in the right tank, and eight…Mar 2, 2017 · N8524U · No damageIncident 20161103017349ICessna 172F · Senoia, GAOn November 3, 2016, at approximately 1430 local time, Cessna aircraft model 172F, N5417R, was conducting a training flight from franklin, NC (1A5), to lagrange, GA (lgc). The aircraft made an emergency landing at 1770 al roberts road, on a private farm in…Nov 3, 2016 · N5417R · No damageAccident 20160731012789ACessna 172F · Newark, ILDuring a flight from oshkosh, Wisconsin (kosh) to morris Illinois (C09), N211FC, a Cessna 172 (CE-172) encountered mechanical issues with the aircraft?s engine requiring an emergency landing. The pilot-in-command of N211FC was at approximately 2500 feet mean…Jul 31, 2016 · N211FC · Substantial damageAccident 20160704013839ACessna 172F · Brookings, ORN7870U took off from Brookings, OR (bok) at 1055, 07/04/16, to grants pass, OR (3S8). The airplane was reported as missing in the early morning hours of 07/05/16 by the wife of the pilot. Debris that appeared to be from the interior of an airplane washed up…Jul 4, 2016 · N7870U · Destroyed · 3 fatalIncident 20160514006249ICessna 172F · Currituck Count, NCOn 05/14/2016 [privacy data omitted] pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] was PIC in Cessna 172 N8566U. Upon returning to Currituck county(onx) airport from hatteras (hse) during decent the PIC stated that the engine lost power. The PIC tried all throttle…May 14, 2016 · N8566U · Minor damageAccident 20160501004499ACessna 172F · Boise, IDThe pilot was in the pattern and cleared to land on 10R at Gowen Field. The Boise tower announced they would be switching to the runways 28 due to the winds favoring runways 28. The pilot asked if they wanted him to do a 180 degree turn and land on 28L. The…May 1, 2016 · N5700R · Substantial damageIncident 20150725011719ICessna 172F · New Century, KSStudent pilot was landing on rwy 4 at ixd. When the pilot began his flare for landing, a wind gust caused the aircraft to drag the left wing tip on the runway surface, and eventually an excursion off the paved surface into tall grass and soft terrain. This…Jul 25, 2015 · N8199U · Minor damageAccident 20150531008542ACessna 172F · Talkeetna, AKOn may 31, 2015, about 1720 Alaska daylight time, a wheel/ski equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1694M, and tricycle gear equipped Cessna 172 airplane, N8525U, collided midair while landing at Talkeetna airport, Talkeetna, Alaska. The Cessna 185 was registered to…May 31, 2015 · N8525U · DestroyedAccident 20150125000839ACessna 172F · Routt County, COOn 1/25/2015 at approximately 1120 hrs. MST, N8368U, a Cessna model 172F aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain near rabbit ears pass, Routt County, CO. The sole occupant on board sustained serious injuries. Weather at the time was visual…Jan 25, 2015 · N8368U · DestroyedAccident 20150119000349ACessna 172F · Lowell, MIN7854U a Cessna 172F performed a go around after missing landing touch down zone, during the climb out aircraft stalled subsequently impacting the ground.Jan 19, 2015 · N7854U · Substantial damageAccident 20140813015739ACessna 172F · Oxford, NCPilot made a hard landing. According to a witness he heard a loud crash and the sound of screeching tires on the pavement. Witness noticed the aircraft bouncing upward 6 to 8 feet over the runway at approximately 1500 feet from the threshold of runway 24. The…Aug 13, 2014 · N8432U · Substantial damageAccident 20140531008369ACessna 172F · Mt Pleasant, PAThe pilot stated - on the takeoff roll the aircraft could not accelerate to lift-off speed (vr) due to the high grass (3-4 inches) runway length 1640 feet. Take off maximum eng/ RPM @ 2200. The PIC aborted the takeoff after 50% of the runway was used, and the…May 31, 2014 · N8394U · Substantial damage
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