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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Fuquay Varina, NC · June 2, 2018

Date
June 2, 2018 · 11:20 local
Place
Fuquay Varina, NC
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1305B
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA323
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
697 total171 in this make and model136 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 taxied into a tree on taxiway after landing, striking the right wing leading edge and pivoting the aircraft into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TAXIED INTO A TREE ON TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.