19991208038269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Wooster, OH · December 8, 1999

Date: December 8, 1999 · 18:45 local
Place: Wooster, OH
Airport: Wayne County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7565G
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA049
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 97 total90 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N7565GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259265 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot landed west on runway (28); landing light was burnt out. Following successful landing pilot back taxied on runway. Due to darkness and landing light problem, pilot ran into ditch turning on taxiway. (.4)the airplane's landing/taxi light burned out on final approach. The pilot made an uneventful landing, then back-taxied to the parking ramp, which had no edge lights. The pilot saw a jet parked on the ramp, and wanted to make sure he stayed clear of the it. He misjudged the turn, and the airplane taxied off the pavement, and into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT LANDED WEST ON RUNWAY (28); LANDING LIGHT WAS BURNT OUT. FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL LANDING PILOT BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY. DUE TO DARKNESS AND LANDING LIGHT PROBLEM, PILOT RAN INTO DITCH TURNING ON TAXIWAY. (.4)THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING/TAXI LIGHT BURNED OUT ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THEN BACK-TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP, WHICH HAD NO EDGE LIGHTS. THE PILOT SAW A JET PARKED ON THE RAMP, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE STAYED CLEAR OF THE IT. HE MISJUDGED THE TURN, AND THE AIRPLANE TAXIED OFF THE PAVEMENT, AND INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWooster, OHThe pilot's inadvertent taxi onto unsuitable terrain. A factor was the burnt out landing/taxi light.Dec 8, 1999 · Substantial damage