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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Portland, ME · April 18, 1995

Date: April 18, 1995 · 18:56 local
Place: Portland, ME
Airport: Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N19833
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 in this make and model

N19833Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17260791 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Robidoux stated that he taxied the aircraft from the parking spot near northeast air proceeding to runway 18 on "c" (charlie) taxiway. He stated that when he turned the aircraft to do a pre-take off run-up, he wasn't getting proper response from rudder pedals or from the brakes when applied. Improper response from the brakes caused the aircraft to leave the taxiway and as a result, the propeller struck the taxiway light. Mr. Robidoux stated that the seat wasn't FAR enough forward and his legs weren't long enough to properly make a full turn.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. ROBIDOUX STATED THAT HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PARKING SPOT NEAR NORTHEAST AIR PROCEEDING TO RUNWAY 18 ON "C" (CHARLIE) TAXIWAY. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO DO A PRE-TAKE OFF RUN-UP, HE WASN'T GETTING PROPER RESPONSE FROM RUDDER PEDALS OR FROM THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. IMPROPER RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE TAXIWAY AND AS A RESULT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TAXIWAY LIGHT. MR. ROBIDOUX STATED THAT THE SEAT WASN'T FAR ENOUGH FORWARD AND HIS LEGS WEREN'T LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY MAKE A FULL TURN.