Cessna 172S N137RJ

Summary

On 23 February 2025 at about 22:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N137RJ was involved in an accident near La Verne, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

23 February 2025 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

La Verne, California, United States

Nearest airport

Brackett Field (KPOC)

Coordinates

34.0900, -117.7800

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N137RJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA102

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 23, 2025, about 1420 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N137RJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near La Verne, California. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, while conducting a simulated short field takeoff with a student, the airplane was taxied into position on the runway, then stopped. The brakes were held as engine power was increased using the throttle control. When the brakes were released to begin the takeoff roll, the left main landing gear wheel began to rotate as expected, however, there was a slight delay in the movement of the right main landing gear wheel. Shortly after, the right main landing gear leg collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing, horizontal stabilizer and elevator were substantially damaged, and the right main landing gear tubular spring was partially separated from the airframe. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.