Cessna 172 N72CM

Summary

On 20 June 2024 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N72CM was involved in an accident near Hernando, Florida, 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

20 June 2024 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hernando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

TWELVE OAKS Airport (5FL7)

Coordinates

28.9753, -82.3673

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N72CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooksville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA270

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent throttle input during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land and noted that the airplane seemed to be flying “fast.” She described that while she believed that the wind conditions were favoring the runway selected for landing, she also noted that a gusting crosswind was present. During the landing, when she reached to adjust the flap setting, she inadvertently increased the throttle. She responded by applying braking, but the airplane ultimately departed the end of the runway and impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that instead of landing at the accident airport, she should have diverted to an airport with a longer runway that was more oriented into the wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.