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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Anacortes, WA · September 17, 2003

Date: September 17, 2003 · 19:35 local
Place: Anacortes, WA
Airport: Anacortes Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3555L
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA201
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15 in the last 90 days

N3555LRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8865 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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) Aircraft N3555L was taxiing to the anacorters, WA. Runway 18, lost brakes and veered off into a ditch near the runway. No injuries to the pilot or passenger. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The situation is classified an incident. (-23 amendment) the aircraft sustained major damage. The situation is classified an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N3555L WAS TAXIING TO THE ANACORTERS, WA. RUNWAY 18, LOST BRAKES AND VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH NEAR THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE SITUATION IS CLASSIFIED AN INCIDENT. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE SITUATION IS CLASSIFIED AN ACCIDENT.

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 SEA03LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnacortes, WAThe pilot attempting to taxi the airplane with a known system deficiency. Factors include worn wheel brakes and a drainage ditch.Sep 18, 2003 · Substantial damage