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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Asheville, NC · November 6, 2020

Date
November 6, 2020 · 18:40 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7621G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,900 total3,000 in this make and model25 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 stated that he was getting night current in landings. After last landing, while taxing back to ramp, he was heads down and missed the 90 degree turn at taxiway A-4 kavl. Pilot stated that aircraft went off into the grass and he notified the tower. Pilot stated he managed to get the aircraft back up onto the taxiway and didnt feel he damaged anything.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING NIGHT CURRENT IN LANDINGS. AFTER LAST LANDING, WHILE TAXING BACK TO RAMP, HE WAS HEADS DOWN AND MISSED THE 90 DEGREE TURN AT TAXIWAY A-4 KAVL. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS AND HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER. PILOT STATED HE MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK UP ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND DIDNT FEEL HE DAMAGED ANYTHING.