NTSB ERA21LA090 — 2020-12-26 · Locust Grove, Georgia, United States

Current FAA registration · N75825

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1976 · 44 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19761008
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA3A7D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N75825 Cessna 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

Factual narrative

The pilot was landing on the wet, downward sloped turf runway. During the landing the airplane bounced “hard.” The pilot applied the brakes, but the airplane skidded off the wet turf runway and impacted a fence and trees. The airplane’s fuselage and wings were substantially damaged during the accident. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_ERA21LA090.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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