# Accident 20180602006949A: Cessna 172S, Fuquay Varina, NC, June 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2018, 11:20 local time
- Place: Fuquay Varina, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6189° N, 78.6994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6189&lon=-78.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1305B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1305B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 171 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602006949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA18CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA323), Jun 2, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1305B), Fuquay Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from overgrown brush during taxi, which resulted in entanglement with the brush and a subsequent impact with a tree.

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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