# NTSB ERA24LA189: Cessna 172, N5645T, Ridgeway, VA, April 22, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 22, 2024, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Ridgeway, VA · Came to rest at the edge of Soatstone Rd. - Coordinates: 36.585416, -79.893929 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5854&lon=-79.8939&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - 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: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194134 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA189 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194134/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194134 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA189 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, 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 172E, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072412), [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 (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072412), [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-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072412), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172E, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072412), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was flying in the airport traffic pattern and was landing on a 3,000-ft-long turf runway. The pilot stated that he “landed long” and that the airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane’s wings, fuselage, and empennage were substantially damaged during the runway overrun. The pilot reported that there were not preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded a normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5645T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5645T), registered now, S/N 17251545, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (E) - Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17251545 - Airframe hours: 3806 - Engines: Continental O-300 D 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 24, 2024, 4 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: VA02, Pace Airport, runway 36, 3,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 29, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,929 total, 1,051 in this make and model, 1,803 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft indefinitevv - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 20 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MTV, 7 nm away ## 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 20240422017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422017769A), Apr 22, 2024: Cessna 172E, Ridgeway, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot was flying in the airport traffic pattern and was landing on a 3,000-FT-long turf runway. The pilot stated that he “landed long” and that the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194134. 4.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17487228&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120LA189_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record - FAA inspector statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17487525&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20MOR%20LA189-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 942 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17487153&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos%20LA189-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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