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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Dallas, TX · July 8, 2001

Date: July 8, 2001 · 14:33 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Addison Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12790
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 609 total62 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N12790Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262262 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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) Mr. Ralph f. sorrels was giving Mr. James e. stermer a checkout flight in the Cessna 172 for classic aviation. After the aircraft was instructed to "taxi into position and hold" the pilot proceeded onto the runway and applied pressure to both brakes. The aircraft veered to the right with the propeller struck a runway edge light. Damage to the propeller was minor. Brake system was inspected and ops check was normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. RALPH F. SORRELS WAS GIVING MR. JAMES E. STERMER A CHECKOUT FLIGHT IN THE CESSNA 172 FOR CLASSIC AVIATION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO "TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD" THE PILOT PROCEEDED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO BOTH BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS MINOR. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL.