# Accident 20210505008479A: Cessna 172N, Lewiston, ID, May 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2021, 15:26 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Airport: Lewiston-Nez Perce County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3803° N, 117.0202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3803&lon=-117.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210505008479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TAXIING AFTER LANDING AT LWS RUNWAY 12 TURNED OFF ON TAXI WAY D AND WHILE TAXIING BACK ON TAXIWAY C FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 12 LOSS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT WITH HARD LEFT RUDDER. STUDENT APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE AND RIGHT BRAKE ONCE HE COULD NOT STOP TURN HE DEPARTED PAVED SURFACE AND SLID IN GRAVEL A SHORT DISTANCE THEN WENT OFF A STEEP BANK INTO FENCE AND DITCH WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP ONTO LEFT WING AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WING, FLAP, AND NOSE GEAR. PROPELLER STUCK GROUND AND FENCE. STUDENT TURNED OFF POWER AND MAGNETOS AND EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 WPR21LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA192), May 5, 2021: Cessna 172N (N733BT), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxiing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N733BT (1)

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

- [Accident 20110716014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716014089A), Jul 16, 2011: Cessna 172N (N733BT), Porthill, ID, Substantial damage. Right wing struck a sign to the side of the turn-around area while taxiing. Leading edge was dented and right flap was pushed into the fuselage fairing area.…

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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