# Accident 20130619021989A: Cessna 172M, Burlington, VT, June 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2013, 15:41 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4719° N, 73.1531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4719&lon=-73.1531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61947, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61947) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 32 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619021989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXING OUT FROM HERITAGE AVIATION TO JOIN CHARLIE TAXIWAY THEN PROCEED TO KILO TAXIWAY. THE PILOT GOT ONTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A TAXIWAY, BUT WAS ON AN ACCESS ROAD. AS HE PROCEEDED DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT ON THE TAXIWAY. HE WAS LOOKING OUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THINKING OF TURNING AROUND. AT THIS POINT HIS RIGHT WING IMPACTED A FENCE THAT CAME UP NEXT TO THE ACCESS ROAD. THE IMPACT WITH THE FENCE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE FENCE.

## 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 ERA13LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA311), Jun 19, 2013: Cessna 172M (N61947), Burlington, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper turn down an airport access road while attempting to taxi to a runway. Contributing to the accident was the airport management's failure to install proper signage indicating that…

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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