# Accident 20171112018709A: Cessna 182H, Tucson, AZ, November 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1144° N, 110.9392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1144&lon=-110.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8515S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8515S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171112018709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO RUNWAY 21 VIA TAXIWAY DELTA FROM THE FUELING AREA.  PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TAXIED INTO A CULVERT.

## 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 GAA18CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA051), Nov 12, 2017: Cessna 182H (N8515S), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use taxiways shown on the airport diagrams and his subsequent failure to avoid a ditch.

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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