# Accident 20230506005349A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Centennial, CO, May 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2023, 15:26 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5717° N, 104.8412° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5717&lon=-104.8412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 343 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230506005349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA179), May 6, 2023: Textron 172S (N34BL), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to adjust his seat during taxi, which resulted in his seat sliding aft, and subsequent loss of directional control.

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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