Cessna 172N

FAA incident reports · 3,174

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Incident 20250322014119ICessna 172N · Grandbury, TXOn March 22, 2025, while conducting a short filed landing maneuver on a private pilot check ride at Granbury airport, the PIC of the aircraft stalled the aircraft while attempting a go-around causing the designated pilot examiner to take the controls and…Mar 22, 2025 · N73784 · Minor damageIncident 20250313008219ICessna 172N · Columbia, MOStudent pilot on solo flight. After normal approach, porpoised during landing flare causing nose-first landing with momentary propeller strike to runway. Student was able to taxi to parking spot. Post-flight inspection revealed both propeller damage and bent…Mar 13, 2025 · N75598 · Minor damageIncident 20250228001519ICessna 172N · Denver, COOn February 28, 2025, at 12:08 p.m. MST at the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (bjc), a Cessna CE-172N, piloted by a student pilot, landed slightly right of centerline on runway 12R. Tire marks on the runway indicate the aircraft immediately began a skid left.…Feb 28, 2025 · N140PC · Minor damageIncident 20250223009539ICessna 172N · Athens, GAWhile taxiing perpendicular to and behind a parked Cirrus (registered as [privacy data omitted]), the pilot in command turned left into a parking spot and the left wing of the aircraft he was operating ([privacy data omitted]), struck the vertical stabilizer…Feb 23, 2025 · N734UE · Minor damageAccident 20250216001569ACessna 172N · Pearland, TXOn February 16, 2025, at 2247(local), a CE-172N, operated by a local flight school, crashed a little over 1400 feet off the departure end of runway 32 and Pearland Regional (lvj) from fuel exhaustion.Feb 16, 2025 · N2913E · Substantial damageIncident 20250207000489ICessna 172N · Orange, VAThe pilot stated while cruising at 6,500 feet, the aircraft experienced a sudden drop in engine RPM. The pilot immediately diverted to an alternate airport. During the descent, the aircraft lost total engine power. Being unable to glide to the alternate…Feb 7, 2025 · N4739D · No damageIncident 20250129000229ICessna 172N · Sanford, FL29 Jan 2025 approx. 1330 local, [privacy data omitted] incurred a bird strike to the LH outboard wing. Incident occured over the nw shore of lake apopka, 3 miles sw of FA83. As soon as the student rolled wings level and began the turn, the bird struck the…Jan 29, 2025 · N733MU · Minor damageAccident 20250109001629ACessna 172N · Mayfield, KYOn 01/09/2025, a Cessna 172 registered as[privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged due to a hard landing. The pilot, a student pilot, was on his initial solo flight in the traffic pattern with his instructor observing the flight from the ground. Both…Jan 9, 2025 · N4942G · Substantial damageIncident 20250101001039ICessna 172N · Punta Gorda, FLTouch down, pilot attempted to correct ground with left rudder. Pilot foot slipped and the pilot applied left break exited runway on to the grass and came to stop on the taxiwayJan 1, 2025 · N4657G · No damageAccident 20241231019509ACessna 172N · Anchorage, AKOn December 31, 2024, at approximately 1400, a Cessna 172 piloted by a part 61 student pilot taking training through a part 141 pilot school on her first landing of her first solo flight lost control during the takeoff portion of a touch and go maneuver.…Dec 31, 2024 · N3552E · Substantial damageIncident 20241221018609ICessna 172N · Kalispell, MTDescription: While operating for the purposes of flight training at Glacier Park International Airport (kgpi) the aircraft struck a bird on approach to landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left-wing’s leading edge. Casual and/or contributing…Dec 21, 2024 · N6506D · Minor damageIncident 20241106018019ICessna 172N · Weston, FLA part 91 flight suffered an engine failure while enroute from X06 to fxe. Aircraft landed on US27 near the 14-mile bend area. No damage to airframe or propeller or other property. One person on board, no injuries.Nov 6, 2024 · N733CS · No damageIncident 20241026016449ICessna 172N · Homer, AKFrom FAA form 8020-9 aircraft accident/incident preliminary notice: during touch-and-go's runway 04 the aircraft slid off the north edge of the runway and "nosed in".Oct 26, 2024 · N733JP · Minor damageIncident 20241016015659ICessna 172N · North Las Vegas, NVOn 10/16//2024 1515 PDT a C172N veered off runway, came to rest disabled off runway end. Prior to incident of runway overshoot, CFI and student pilot stated while performing a go around, aircraft elevator became difficult to manipulate and decided to land…Oct 16, 2024 · N4940E · Minor damageIncident 20241001015059ICessna 172N · Danville, INOn October 1, 2024 at approximately 11:00AM local time, while 10 miles west of the Hendricks county airport (2R2), Indiana, a Cessna 172N aircraft experienced a flap retraction malfunction. While ending practice of slow flight maneuvers, the pilot retracted…Oct 1, 2024 · N1057F · Minor damageAccident 20240917017209ACessna 172N · Pagosa Springs, COAircraft departed animas airpark (00C) near durango at 10:00 a.m. for lake navajo, CO for a discovery flight. After approximately 30 minutes after taking off, a light rain was encountered, so she turned on the carburetor (carb) heat as a precaution. The…Sep 17, 2024 · N739JU · Substantial damageIncident 20240901012489ICessna 172N · Webster, FL09/01/2024. Pilot performed preflight of aircraft; sumped tanks, no contaminants were found. Completed preflight, plane airworthy for flight. Flight- xcountry training flight from korl-kbkv-korl. On descent towards kbkv, approx. 20 NM northeast of kbkv,…Sep 1, 2024 · N1356F · No damageAccident 20240829016849ACessna 172N · Lynchburg, VAAircraft was on its first engine break in test flight post an engine tear down inspection (iran) due to prior low oil pressure indications. PIC reported performing a normal runup and performance evaluation of the engine and did not note any abnormalities…Aug 29, 2024 · N734SY · Substantial damageIncident 20240810013849ICessna 172N · Fremont, NEOn the morning of 10 August 2024, the pilot was flying aircraft [privacy data omitted] on a training sortie demonstrating pattern operations at the Fremont airport, Fremont, Nebraska (kfet). There were 2 souls on board, the pilot and student pilot. The pilot…Aug 10, 2024 · N737SJ · Minor damageIncident 20240808011269ICessna 172N · Opa Locka, FLCessna 172 was on taxiway according to their clearance taxiing to the runup area. G-v was on ramp/non-movement area in their parking spot as assigned by the FBO. The g-v engines were pointed at the taxiway where the CESSNA172 was taxiing. ATC gave g-v taxi…Aug 8, 2024 · N5198E · Minor damageAccident 20240806013129ACessna 172N · Medina, OHStudent pilot flying a Cessna 172, on first solo, flew around the pattern, during landing touchdown at about midfield, then ballooned , landed again and disappeared down the incline at the end of the runway. Went off the end of runway and flipped over.…Aug 6, 2024 · N6543E · Substantial damageAccident 20240728021662ACessna 172N · Immokalee, FLOn 7/28/2024 at Immokalee Airport Cessna 172N was taxing on FBO ramp (east) to taxiway c for runway at the same time a Piper PA-28-161 while taxing (south) on FBO ramp area to taxiway c, for runway 18/36.both aircaft were taxiing on an uncontrolled field.…Jul 28, 2024 · N734BH · Substantial damageIncident 20240723008079ICessna 172N · Hardin, ILDuring flight the pilot moved the fuel tank selector valve from the both fuel tanks position to the left-hand fuel tank position. About 5 minutes after the pilot moved the fuel tank selector valve the engine quite running and started windmilling. The pilot…Jul 23, 2024 · N737HD · No damageAccident 20240719018389ACessna 172N · Danville, KYOn July 19, 2024, at the Danville, KY, airport (dvk) at approximately 1800 EDT, a private pilot was piloting a CESSNA172N (serial #17272308) with 2 passengers onboard. The pilot was attempting to land on rwy 13 when the aircraft landed hard, substantially…Jul 19, 2024 · N9991E · Substantial damageAccident 20240704015509ACessna 172N · Lockhaven, PAA student pilot flew solo from williamsport airport (ipt) williamsport, PA. To lock haven airport (lhv) lock haven, PA. The student pilot possessed the required solo endorsements to fly to lhv and had logged a total of one half hour of solo flight time at ipt…Jul 4, 2024 · N739GV · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20240702018469ACessna 172N · San Diego, CAOn 07-02-2024, [privacy data omitted] received take off clearance for runway 28R from myf tower. Aircraft departed rwy 28R after climbing out at approximately 1000 ft AGL the pilot stated he heard a loud pop and saw brown smoke coming out from the engine…Jul 2, 2024 · N74C · Substantial damageIncident 20240625008999ICessna 172N · Fort Deposit, ALAircraft was enroute on a cross-country instruction flight when engine began running rough and suffered power loss. Pilot reported to ATC he was unable to make it to an airport and was opted to land in a field.Jun 25, 2024 · N13KK · Minor damageIncident 20240624008229ICessna 172N · Cleveland, OHOn 06/24/24 at approximately 05:54PM local time, student pilot flying a Cessna 172N aircraft on a solo flight came in for a final landing after practicing touch and goes. Shortly after touchdown, during rollout, the pilot indicated that the right wing had…Jun 24, 2024 · N4889D · No damageIncident 20240623012699ICessna 172N · Albuquerque, NMOn June 23, 2024, at approximately 1530 MDT, a Cessna 172N, was landing on rwy 08 at Albuquerque Sunport international airport, kabq, and reported a prop strike and ran off the side of the runway. This resulted in minor damage to the aircraft. The solo…Jun 23, 2024 · N73938 · Minor damageIncident 20240621018049ICessna 172N · El Cajon, CAAfter touchdown, [aircraft [privacy data omitted]] "veered off [the left side] of rwy [runway] 27R and hit a sign at taxiway bravo." "Aircraft corrected back onto the runway and exited taxiway C2 and continued to parking [at plus one flyers ramp] without…Jun 21, 2024 · N9246N · No damageAccident 20240621009259ACessna 172N · Pine Island, FLOn June 21st at approximately 1210 EST, pilot elected to land aircraft on public road due to intermittent engine power. Aircraft left wing clipped tree upon approach, causing aircraft to flip, causing substantial damage. 2 aboard, 2 uninjured.Jun 21, 2024 · N734XT · DestroyedIncident 20240422021549ICessna 172N · Nicholls, GAOn April 22, 2024 [privacy data omitted] Cessna 172N s/n 17270909 made an off airport landing at [privacy data omitted], Nicholls, GA. The aircraft was enroute to heart of Georgia regional airport (ezm) eastman, GA. From melbourne orlando intl airport (mlb)…Apr 22, 2024 · N739YH · Minor damageIncident 20240302002199ICessna 172 · Orlando, FLWhile conducting touch and goes during an initial solo flight, the airman landed hard on runway 25 at korl. The landing casued the airplane to become airborne and landed on the nosewheel. The nosewheel collapsed and the airplane had to be towed to a hangar.Mar 2, 2024 · N738SY · Minor damageIncident 20240209001589ICessna 172N · Groveland, CAOn February 9, 2024, the pilot of an aircraft departed Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45) at night. During the climb out, the pilot felt that dark clouds were approaching quickly, so he made the decision to turn back to land back at the airport he had just…Feb 9, 2024 · N737LU · Minor damageIncident 20240126005229ICessna 172N · Santa Barbara, CAThe aircraft was being piloted by a student pilot on the planned leg, from ksbp to ksba, of a cross-country solo flight. Immediately after touchdown, control of the aircraft was lost and ending in the grass area off to the right of runway 15R. The aircraft's…Jan 26, 2024 · N990B · Minor damageAccident 20240123001959ACessna 172N · Weston, FLA Cessna 172N skyhawk, departed from north perry hollywood airport (khwo) at 18:30 (local) (23:30 (UTC)) from runway 10R and entered a right traffic pattern with a departure westbound on the downwind leg. After approximately 12 nautical miles, the pilot…Jan 23, 2024 · N737VC · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20240111000479ICessna 172N · Atlanta, GAOn 01/11/2024, just before 2 pm, a Cessna 172N sustained Minor damage after the pilot over corrected on landing due to a gust of wind, at Gwinnett county/Briscoe field (klzu), Atlanta, GA. The aircraft suffered a runway incursion into An airport lighting sign…Jan 11, 2024 · N733XE · Minor damageAccident 20240104003709ACessna 172N · Middleton, WIDuring the takeoff roll the pilot stated that just before rotation the aircraft pulled hard left and when he was unable to gain directional control the pilot executed an aborted takeoff. The aircraft went into a wet area between the runway and the taxiway and…Jan 4, 2024 · N3477E · Substantial damageIncident 20240104000159ICessna 172N · Elkhart, INOn January 04, 2024 at 1325 local time, a Cessna 172, operated by a student pilot performing touch and go practice at Elkhart Municipal Airport (ekm) departed the runway approximately 1600FT beyond the displaced threshold of rwy 27 hit a runway marker light…Jan 4, 2024 · N739UF · Minor damageAccident 20231217021639ACessna 172N · Stephenville, TXThis student pilot was practicing cross wind landings at sep runway 14. The pilot encountered a southwest crosswind. The wind was skidding the airplane sideways so he tried correcting for it. He over-corrected the rudder to counter the wind and lost control…Dec 17, 2023 · N4501E · Substantial damageIncident 20231214018579ICessna 172N · Xenia, OHThe pilot experienced a partial power loss and reported to columbus (cmh) TRACON and was given vectors towards a private airport. Due to the power loss and performance at best glide, the pilot was concerned he would not make it to the airport and opted to…Dec 14, 2023 · N733GL · Minor damageAccident 20231211017339ACessna 172N · New Port News, VAAircraft was on takeoff roll and at 2O feet AGL struck a bird. Aircraft continued takeoff and returned to the airport.Dec 11, 2023 · N733QJ · Substantial damageAccident 20231207017049ACessna 172N · Zephyrhills, FLVideo obtained from the Zephyrhills, FL city clerks office showing surveillance of the fueling facility at the Zephyrhills airport shows the accident aircraft climbing on departure, stalling and performing a left wing over. The aircraft impacted the ground…Dec 7, 2023 · N906KS · Substantial damageIncident 20231204020289ICessna 172N · Broomfield, COPilot stated he had been intermittently using carb heat during cruise portion of flight but had not used it in approximately 20 minutes before incident. On base turn pilot turned carb heat on and noted drop in rpms and engine running rough, so pilot turned…Dec 4, 2023 · N738BJ · Minor damageIncident 20231203021659ICessna 172N · Hamilton, TXStudent pilot on solo flight landed, encountered a crosswind gust component, and departed the runway to the left.Dec 3, 2023 · N73784 · Minor damageIncident 20231201018969ICessna 172N · Stuart, FLPart 91, Cessna CE-172N registration [privacy data omitted], serial number 17270397 with private pilot after touchdown, the aircraft skid and lost directional control. Aircraft hitting the A2 taxiway sign causing minor damage to propeller and right landing…Dec 1, 2023 · N739AV · Minor damageAccident 20231129018039ACessna 172N · Watsonville, CAThe student pilot and CFI took off from Watsonville, CA airport on 11/29/2023 around 1200 under normal conditions. During climb out, at about 800 feet MSL, the crew saw a dark object out of the corner of their eye last minute before they had a chance to…Nov 29, 2023 · N6212F · Substantial damageAccident 20231120018779ACessna 172N · Blairstown, NJThe pilots failed go-around attempt resulted in the airplane banking to the left and striking the runway which subsequently led to the accident. The pilot submitted the following statement: “while on an instructional dual flight with a student pilot, the…Nov 20, 2023 · N739MK · Substantial damageIncident 20231021021309ICessna 172N · Burleson, TXPilot stated that he had been doing practice landings on rwy 18R and had conducted one landing prior to the incident without any issues. He stated he performed a normal landing with slow application of brakes and felt the aircraft start to pull hard to the…Oct 21, 2023 · N225FR · Minor damageAccident 20231018022409ACessna 172N · North Bend, WAPIC attempted to land at 4W0, which was closed for the season. On approach, PIC began landing checks as he was in the left downwind and turned left base for a nominal final. PIC touched down approx midway down runway then retracted flaps to 0 for maximum…Oct 18, 2023 · N734LJ · Substantial damage
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