20230506005349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Textron 172S · Centennial, CO · May 6, 2023

Date
May 6, 2023 · 15:26 local
Place
Centennial, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA179
Reported as
Textron 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total343 in this make and model31 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.

On may 6, 2023 at 1526 local time at kapa airport, privacy data omitted, a Cessna 172, departed taxiway c while taxiing to the aircraft runup area, resulting in the aircraft taxiing through a ditch and onto runway 28. The aircraft sustained damage to the rudder, propeller, engine, and aft fuselage as a result of the excursion. No people were injured in the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 6, 2023 AT 1526 LOCAL TIME AT KAPA AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172, DEPARTED TAXIWAY C WHILE TAXIING TO THE AIRCRAFT RUNUP AREA, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TAXIING THROUGH A DITCH AND ONTO RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND AFT FUSELAGE AS A RESULT OF THE EXCURSION. NO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.