# Incident 20160612007211I: Cessna R172E, Roanoke, VA, June 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612007211I

## Narrative

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

AFTER NORMAL ENGINE RUNUP PILOT RECIEVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 34. DURING TAXI PILOT NOTICED THE BRAKES HAVING LESS AFFECT AND STEERED WITH AVAILABLE NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE PILOT INFORMED ATC HE WAS ABORTING THE FLIGHT AND RETURN. DURING TURN FROM TAXIWAY ALPHA TO TAXIWAY DELTA A GUST OF WIND ACCELERATED THE AIRCRAFT AND STEERING WAS LOST. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WHILE COASTING WITH NO CONTROL CONTACTED A USAF SA-227 AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE CESSNA LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE SA-227  SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PITOT PROBE, SKIN RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE AFT OF RADOME, RADOME, LEFT PROPELLER SPINNER, AND LEFT PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N318 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840805051939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805051939I), Aug 5, 1984: Cessna 172 (N318), Sisseton, SD. Engine quit during descent for landing. Landed off airport safely. Pilot beleived power loss was due to carb ice.

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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