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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Spring, TX · March 28, 2019

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Date
March 28, 2019 · 15:35 local
Place
Spring, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N494JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA113
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
197 total83 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days
N494JBRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9099 · Built 2002Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was taxiing northward on taxiway ?m? Towards taxiway ?j?. The aircraft continued across the intersection of taxiways ?m? And ?j?. The right main wheel of the aircraft rolled off the edge of the tarmac and continued into a drainage ditch that went under the taxiway. The aircraft immediately swerved 90 degrees and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the ditch.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING NORTHWARD ON TAXIWAY ?M? TOWARDS TAXIWAY ?J?. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS ?M? AND ?J?. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE EDGE OF THE TARMAC AND CONTINUED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT WENT UNDER THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SWERVED 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE 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.

NTSB CEN19LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSpring, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane directional control while taxiing at an unsafe ground speed.Mar 28, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N494JB · 1

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

Incident 20180217005209ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Spring, TXStudent pilot states he was performing multiple solo touch and goes at dwh airport on runway 17R. During the last touch and go, he thought he had touched down, so he raised the flaps and applied full throttle. Immediately the aircraft dropped and took a hard…Feb 17, 2018 · Minor damage