# Accident 20030917022419A: Cessna 172S, Anacortes, WA, September 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2003, 19:35 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4989° N, 122.6622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4989&lon=-122.6622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3555L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3555L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917022419A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA201), Sep 18, 2003: Cessna 172S (N3555L), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot attempting to taxi the airplane with a known system deficiency. Factors include worn wheel brakes and a drainage ditch.

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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