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WPR25LA162

2025-05-26 · Monroe, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W16

Current FAA registration · N6132G

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture
1979 · 46 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791128
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7FC88

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in impact with a ditch.

Factual narrative

The student pilot and instructor were practicing short field landings at an airport with a 34-foot-wide runway. While performing the second landing, the student pilot landed left of the runway centerline, and the left tire entered the grass along the runway edge. Both the student pilot and instructor attempted to correct by applying right rudder, however the airplane continued to veer left. The airplane subsequently impacted a ditch filled with tall grass, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The flight instructor reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Terrain-Sloped/uneven terrain-Effect on operation
  • — 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
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Instructor/check pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR25LA162.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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