20070430015829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Albany, NY · April 30, 2007

Date
April 30, 2007 · 13:15 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5260K
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) Pilot stated that after a normal landing on runway 28, he turned off on taxiway n, then onto c, and finally onto d. a gust of wind from his right started to pick the aircraft up at an attitude that allowed the propeller to strike the taxiway and drag the left wingtip slightly. The aircraft was pushed off of the taxiway, through the grass and onto the access road near the tenant t-hangars. The aircraft came to rest upright with the left wing leading edge resting against a metal sign post. Pilot stated that he secured the engine, informed ground control of his situation and requested help. Pilot stated that he remained in the aircraft holding the brakes until airport security arrived. No further action is required and this matter is closed. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, HE TURNED OFF ON TAXIWAY N, THEN ONTO C, AND FINALLY ONTO D. A GUST OF WIND FROM HIS RIGHT STARTED TO PICK THE AIRCRAFT UP AT AN ATTITUDE THAT ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE TAXIWAY AND DRAG THE LEFT WINGTIP SLIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF OF THE TAXIWAY, THROUGH THE GRASS AND ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD NEAR THE TENANT T-HANGARS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RESTING AGAINST A METAL SIGN POST. PILOT STATED THAT HE SECURED THE ENGINE, INFORMED GROUND CONTROL OF HIS SITUATION AND REQUESTED HELP. PILOT STATED THAT HE REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT HOLDING THE BRAKES UNTIL AIRPORT SECURITY ARRIVED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AND THIS MATTER IS CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^