Cessna 172R N259GF

Summary

On 20 September 2024 at about 18:58 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N259GF, operated by Performance Aircraft Sales Inc, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 September 2024 at 18:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln (LNK)

Coordinates

40.8509, -96.7591

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N259GF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Performance Aircraft Sales Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA365

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on his fourth solo flight. He stated that while landing, he had corrected appropriately for the crosswind and upon touchdown the airplane was aligned with the runway. The airplane started to drift to the left and he ceased application of left brake and rudder and applied right brake and rudder. The airplane continued to drift to the left, exited the runway, and struck a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane or its systems that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.