# Incident 20230428005519I: Cessna 172N, Fleetville, PA, April 28, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2023, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fleetville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5981° N, 75.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fleetville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5981&lon=-75.7146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3531E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531E-2024-04-19) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,100 total, 1,404 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230428005519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED NOSE-WHEEL SHIMMY ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT. MECHANIC MADE REPAIRS TO NOSE LANDING GEAR. PILOT TOOK AIRCRAFT OUT ON RUNWAY FOR HIGH-SPEED TAXI, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ON WET RUNWAY PAINT AND INADVERTENTLY WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY, DOWN INTO RAVINE AND TURNED OVER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED 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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