# NTSB Accident ERA25LA311
> **CESSNA 172** · 2025-08-21 · Gaithersburg, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25LA311
- **Event ID:** 20250825200852
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-08-21
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.168333, -77.166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N505LP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s distraction during landing, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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