Accident · 2025-02-20

NTSB case WPR25LA105 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-02-20
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S (N726ER)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC

Probable cause

The pilot undergoing instructions’ loss of aircraft control during landing, and the flight instructor’s failure to promptly intervene.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA105

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Flight instructor pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialAirplane26Class 1 (2025-01-20)665 total · 451 in this make/model · 595 as PIC · 60 last 90 days
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateAirplane25Class 2 (2024-08-12)278 total · 278 in this make/model · 79 as PIC · 21 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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