20031111032669I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Denver, CO · November 11, 2003

Date: November 11, 2003 · 13:33 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N99704
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N99704Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2008 · Cessna 172PS/N 17276497 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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) On November 11, 2003 at approximately 1410 mountain standard time, Cessna 172, registration number N99704 was taxiing south on taxiway a. the aircraft departed the taxiway and ran over some signing. The flight instructor (william housley) and his student (brenden schultz) returned to the hangar to have the aircraft inspected by a company mechanic for any damage (it was determined that the aircraft was not damaged). The pilot indicated that ATIS 12 reported winds gusting to 26 knots, he thought that these conditions would be good training for his student. While taxiing to runway 35R Mr. Schults indicated that the rudder was not working. Mr. Housley turned around to look at the rudder (it was deflected fully) when the aircraft went off the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, CESSNA 172, REGISTRATION NUMBER N99704 WAS TAXIING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND RAN OVER SOME SIGNING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (WILLIAM HOUSLEY) AND HIS STUDENT (BRENDEN SCHULTZ) RETURNED TO THE HANGAR TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED BY A COMPANY MECHANIC FOR ANY DAMAGE (IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED). THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ATIS 12 REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS, HE THOUGHT THAT THESE CONDITIONS WOULD BE GOOD TRAINING FOR HIS STUDENT. WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 35R MR. SCHULTS INDICATED THAT THE RUDDER WAS NOT WORKING. MR. HOUSLEY TURNED AROUND TO LOOK AT THE RUDDER (IT WAS DEFLECTED FULLY) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY.