# Incident 20180902012899I: Cessna 172R, Willits, CA, September 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field-Willits Municipal A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4513° N, 123.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLS FLD/WILLITS MUNI (O28), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4513&lon=-123.3723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N934MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 220 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180902012899I

## Narrative

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

WILLITS, CA (O28): N934MT, C172, WHILE TAXIING ON THE CLOSED PARALLEL TAXIWAY,  THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A PORTABLE BATHROOM, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OFF THE TAXIWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. OCCURED ON 9/2/18. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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