# NTSB CEN24LA263: Cessna 172R, N9561V, Lockhart, TX, July 14, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 14, 2024, 17:35 local (22:35 UTC) - Place: Lockhart, TX - Coordinates: 29.844292, -97.6727 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8443&lon=-97.6727&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - 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): 194689 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA263 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194689/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194689 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA263 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to continue the landing attempt with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he intended to complete a power off 180° maneuver to landing. During the final approach the airplane was too high, so he put the airplane into a side slip. After landing, the pilot was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane continued off the end of the runway, through the airport perimeter fence and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9561V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561V), registered now, S/N 17280497, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280497 - Year built: 1998 - Airframe hours: 4090.3 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Above And Beyond Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 5, 2024 - Airport: 50R, Lockhart Muni, runway 18/36, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 22, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 159.5 total, 1.8 in this make and model, 47 as pilot in command, 2.2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KHYI, 10 nm away - METAR: KHYI 142256Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T03170233 ## 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 20240714012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240714012209A), Jul 14, 2024: Cessna 172R, Lockhart, TX, Substantial damage. Airman departed kaus at approximately 16:40 local time on July 14, 2024. Pilot flew to 50R for pattern work. At approximately 17:30 local time, pilot decided… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194689. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 869 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17455884&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 148 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17394943&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos-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/). 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