# Incident 20020728037129I: Cessna 172C, Portmouth, VA, July 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728037129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AT ABOUT 1500 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 28 WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT PROGRAM THE GPS CORRECTLY. HE CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE TAXIWAY OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. AFTER REPROGRAMMING THE GPS, HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND FOR TAKEOFF AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WENT INTO THE GRASS AND ACROSS A STEEL PLATE COVERING A DRAIN ON THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PLATE GAVE WAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED INTO THE DRAIN. THE RIGHT WING TIP AND STABILATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING BOTH. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BOX HAD SEVERAL SHEARED RIVETS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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