20121130027269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Wilmngton, DE · November 30, 2012

Date
November 30, 2012 · 13:40 local
Place
Wilmngton, DE
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N511ER
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot stated the left brake was "squishy". While taxiing on taxiway "a" after a normal landing the plane suddenly veered to the right and struck a taxiway light. Minor damage to the propeller. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS "SQUISHY". WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY "A" AFTER A NORMAL LANDING THE PLANE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. NO INJURIES.