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Incident · Substantial damage
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FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Pantego, NC · March 18, 2005

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Date
March 18, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place
Pantego, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7442G
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
N7442GRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2008 · Cessna 172KS/N 17259142 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine 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) On 03-18-2005 the pilot privacy data omitted started N7442G (CE-172). The pilot privacy data omitted does not hold a pilot certificate or a student pilot certificate. The pilot privacy data omitted was going to practice his aircraft taxi skills, the pilot privacy data omitted had no intention to fly, he was only practicing his taxiing skills and becoming familiar with the aircraft. The grass runway was wet from two days of rain. The pilot privacy data omitted taxied up the runway and turned around to return. As he approached the runway end he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop. The aircraft was fast, the runway was wet (slick grass), and he was unable to stop the aircraft. The aircraft departed the end of the runway and went into a ditch (10' deep and approximately 15' across). The aircraft was damaged substantially. The pilot privacy data omitted safely egressed the aircraft. Shortly after the accident the pilot privacy data omitted complained of blurry vision. He was transported to the hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital privacy data omitted was blind in both eyes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 03-18-2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED N7442G (CE-172). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DOES NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS GOING TO PRACTICE HIS AIRCRAFT TAXI SKILLS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD NO INTENTION TO FLY, HE WAS ONLY PRACTICING HIS TAXIING SKILLS AND BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS WET FROM TWO DAYS OF RAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ TAXIED UP THE RUNWAY AND TURNED AROUND TO RETURN. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY END HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FAST, THE RUNWAY WAS WET (SLICK GRASS), AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A DITCH (10' DEEP AND APPROXIMATELY 15' ACROSS). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ COMPLAINED OF BLURRY VISION. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS BLIND IN BOTH EYES.