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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Alabaster, AL · May 27, 2021

Date
May 27, 2021 · 05:00 local
Place
Alabaster, AL
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62PB
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total2,500 in this make and model50 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.

Brake failed during runup. Airplane pivoted and propeller struck small airport sign.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKE FAILED DURING RUNUP. AIRPLANE PIVOTED AND PROPELLER STRUCK SMALL AIRPORT SIGN.