NTSB ERA24LA189 — 2024-04-22 · Ridgeway, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N5645T

Make / Model: CESSNA 172E
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 60 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640516
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A738DF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5645T Cessna 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA24LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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