# NTSB CEN24LA232: Cessna 172F, N8725U, Ruston, LA, June 19, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 19, 2024, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Ruston, LA - Coordinates: 32.513225, -92.588445 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194509 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA232 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194509/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194509 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA232 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that while conducting a landing during his solo flight, he made what felt like a normal landing at first, but noted his right wheel remained airborne. He added left rudder and the airplane banked left. The student pilot lost control of the airplane as the left wing contacted the ground. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and came to rest. The outboard end of the left wing sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the student pilot was landing the airplane on runway 36 with wind from 050°at 9 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8725U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8725U), registered now, S/N 17252629, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F - Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17252629 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 8601.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Arklamiss Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 21, 2024 - Departed: RSN, Ruston, LA - Airport: RSN, Ruston Regional Airport, runway 36, 6,002 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 5.8 as pilot in command, 46.8 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KRSN - METAR: METAR KRSN 191735Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM FEW230 SCT320 SCT350 SCT380 30/24 A3009 RMK AO2 T02950242 $= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240619007689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240619007689A), Jun 19, 2024: Cessna 172F, Ruston, LA, Substantial damage. The 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… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 19, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194509. 123 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 122 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17390197&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN24LA232%20-%206120_redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 498 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17391643&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN24LA232%20-%20Photo%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 650 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17441928&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=EMAIL%20-%20Pilot%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.