# Incident 20120306003839I: Cessna 172R, Columbia, SC, March 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N993CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120306003839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY DELTA . HAD TROUBLE IDENIFYING TAXIWAY DELTA AND WHEN HE TURNED THE LEFT MLG WHEEL WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT.  MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURY OR FIRE.

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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