# Accident 20081015851479A: Cessna 172M, Van Wert, OH, October 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8647° N, 84.6094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8647&lon=-84.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20745, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20745) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 118 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015851479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED AND WAS TAXIING ON THE TURF, PARALLEL TO CLOSED RUNWAY 27.  HIS INTENTION AS TO GO TO THE END OF RUNWAY AND CROSS TO TAXI WAY TO RETURN TO THE HANGAR.  THE PILOT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO A DITCH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SLID INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CEN09CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA029), Oct 15, 2008: Cessna 172 (N20745), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing on the wet grass.

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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