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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · October 24, 2011

Date: October 24, 2011 · 19:30 local
Place: Frederick, MD
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2152T
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total123 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N2152TRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2018 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9446 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed at fdk on rwy 05 without incident. He proceeded on taxiway bravo making a left turn off the taxiway and onto the grass. When he realized he had taxiied onto the grass he attempted to return to the hard surface and in the process went through a dip in the ground. The propellor made enough contact with the ground to result in minor prop damage and warrant an engine teardown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT FDK ON RWY 05 WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE PROCEEDED ON TAXIWAY BRAVO MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF THE TAXIWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS. WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD TAXIIED ONTO THE GRASS HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE HARD SURFACE AND IN THE PROCESS WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THE GROUND. THE PROPELLOR MADE ENOUGH CONTACT WITH THE GROUND TO RESULT IN MINOR PROP DAMAGE AND WARRANT AN ENGINE TEARDOWN.

Other reports on N2152T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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