# Accident 20100522005829A: Cessna 172P, Henderson, NV, May 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2010, 12:29 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9728° N, 115.1344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9728&lon=-115.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N529MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100522005829A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING WESTBOUND ON TAXIWAY FOXTROT BETWEEN RUNWAY 17L AND 17R, TOWER CALLED N529MC TO CROSS 17R "WITHOUT DELAY … AND CONTACT GROUND".  THE PILOT INCREASED POWER TO COMPLY WITH TOWER'S REQUEST WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT OFF THE TAXI WAY OVER A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT AND AROUND THE LEFT SIDE OF FOXTROT '35L – 17R' RUNWAY SIGN. PASSING BY THE RUNWAY SIGN THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SIGN DAMAGING THE SIGN AND SEPARATING THE TAIL SECTION FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PICTURES SHOW THE TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT WAS BROKEN OFF LYING ON ITS SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 60 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH.  THE PROPELLER HAD NO APPARENT WITNESS MARKS OF A PROPELLER STRIKE AND BOTH WINGS HAVE NO WITNESS MARKS OR DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA255), May 22, 2010: Cessna 172P (N529MC), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during taxi.

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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