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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Ocala, FL · March 6, 2002

Date: March 6, 2002 · 21:15 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1580E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total670 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1580ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271051 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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) PIC advised that after landing he was taxiing between taxiway E4 & E5 and accidently turned before the ramp, turning into the grass. The aircraft went down into a 7 ft. water retention pond, causing minor damage to the prop. An FAA inspection of aircraft found no discrepancies with the aircraft brakes or steering. On the passenger seat the undersigned FAA inspector observed a half full bottle of skyway vodka.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC ADVISED THAT AFTER LANDING HE WAS TAXIING BETWEEN TAXIWAY E4 & E5 AND ACCIDENTLY TURNED BEFORE THE RAMP, TURNING INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN INTO A 7 FT. WATER RETENTION POND, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. AN FAA INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES OR STEERING. ON THE PASSENGER SEAT THE UNDERSIGNED FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED A HALF FULL BOTTLE OF SKYWAY VODKA.