# Incident 20220808014279I: Cessna 172N, Gulfport, MS, August 8, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2022, 09:12 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73946) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220808014279I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT THE NIGHT BEFORE LEFT THE MASTER SWITCH ON RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY.THE NEXT MORNING (08-08-22)CFI HAD MORNING FLIGHT   WITH A STUDENT. STUDENT/CFI PLACED THE BATTERY ON CHARGE LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT JUMPED OFF AND TAXIED OUT FOR THEIR LESSON. UPON TAKING THE RUNWAY THEY PUT THE FLAPS DOWN FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, AND THE BATTERY HAD NOT CHARGED ENOUGH TO KEEP SOLENOID CLOSED CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL/RADIOS.CFI TO REVIEW  PROCEDURES, STANDARDS,POLICY WITH STUDENTS.

## Other reports on N73946 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780123010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780123010759A), Jan 23, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73946), Crookston, MN, Substantial 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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