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CEN24LA156

2024-04-12 · Monroe, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MLU

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

The student pilot stated that the airplane landed to the right of the runway centerline. As he steered the airplane back to the centerline the airplane veered hard left, so he applied right rudder pedal and overcorrected. The airplane exited the side of the runway and nosed over in a grassy area adjacent to the runway. The airplane’s wings and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. He added that the accident could have been prevented with additional training in airplane directional control. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA156.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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