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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Minneapolis, MN · February 5, 2002

Date
February 5, 2002 · 22:00 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Anoka County-Blaine Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4821G
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total120 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Pilot stated that while taxiing to runway 9, at night, he did not see the turn to the runway. He could not stop in time and ran off the taxiway. Damaged the nose gear and propeller. Pilot stated that taxiway lights were not on and there were no reflectors at the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 9, AT NIGHT, HE DID NOT SEE THE TURN TO THE RUNWAY. HE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY. DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. PILOT STATED THAT TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND THERE WERE NO REFLECTORS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.