Probable cause
The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was landing on the wet, downward sloped turf runway. During the landing the airplane bounced “hard.” The pilot applied the brakes, but the airplane skidded off the wet turf runway and impacted a fence and trees. The airplane’s fuselage and wings were substantially damaged during the accident.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA21LA090 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 26, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Locust Grove, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Mallards Landing (GA04)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172
- N-number
- N75825
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.