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.
On feb. 16, 2013, at approx. 2145 hrs, while taxiing, a Cessna 195, with two people onboard, taxiied off the end of the taxiway. The pilot stated that while taxiing, his landing light went out and he reached over to cycle the light switch on and off to see if his landing light would come back on.
The aircraft went down a steep embankment and the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft as it rolled down the hill. The aircraft's main landing gear was bent backwards and the prop struck the ground.
There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEB. 16, 2013, AT APPROX. 2145 HRS, WHILE TAXIING, A CESSNA 195, WITH TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD, TAXIIED OFF THE END OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING, HIS LANDING LIGHT WENT OUT AND HE REACHED OVER TO CYCLE THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TO SEE IF HIS LANDING LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON.
THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT BACKWARDS AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.