Cessna 172F N8725U

Summary

On 19 June 2024 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8725U was involved in an accident near Ruston, Louisiana, 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

19 June 2024 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Ruston Regional Airport (RSN)

Coordinates

32.5132, -92.5884

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N8725U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ruston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA232

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.