Cessna 172 N1451U

Summary

On 18 September 2023 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1451U, operated by Piedmont Flight Inc, was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 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

18 September 2023 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds (INT)

Coordinates

36.1381, -80.2264

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1451U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Piedmont Flight Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA375

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that during the second solo landing of the day she experienced a slight balloon, and once the airplane settled on the runway it was in a “partial crab to the right.” Upon touching down, she over corrected to the left and the airplane departed the runway surface into the grass. While in the grass the airplane struck a runway sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and the left horizontal stabilizer. The solo student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.