# Incident 20260213001469I: Cessna 172S, New Bedford, MA, February 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2026, 15:49 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N764SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260213001469I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/13/2026, FROM NEW BEDFORD MANUICAL AIRFORT (EWB), INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 FOR A STUDENT PILOT CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT AT 1422 LOCAL TIME. AT 1549 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAPTURED ON CAMERA LANDING BACK ON RUNWAY 32. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH SNOW IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA (RSA). THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT INTO THE AIR, WITH THE LEFT WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TAIL-DOWN IN THE SNOW. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE SNOW GRADING IN THE RSA MET THE DESIGN GROUP SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED AIRPORT CERTIFICATION MANUAL. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND BARE.  THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER NOTIFIED OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OF THE INCIDENT, LEADING TO THE IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF MOVEMENTS ON RUNWAY 32 AND THE ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE TO AIRMEN (NOTAM). UPON ARRIVAL, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FOUND THE STUDENT PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED OR MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUESTED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY VEERED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE SNOW. IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, THE STUDENT PILOT MENTIONED APPLYING MODERATE PRESSURE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RUDDER PEDALS AND SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE TOP.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER GRANTED CLEARANCE TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS BASE. AFTER TOWING, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL CLEARED SNOW DEBRIS AND CONDUCTED A FULL FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS CHECK ON RUNWAY 32 BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER AND LEFT WING, WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N764SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20120611010229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120611010229I), Jun 11, 2012: Cessna 172S (N764SP), Gosnold, MA, Minor damage. On landing aircraft propeller and left wing tip struck the ground bending propeller blades and damaging wing tip.
- [Accident 20010821024539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821024539A), Aug 21, 2001: Cessna 172S (N764SP), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Buster waters, a student pilot, arrived at Gadsden airport, gad, at approximately 1255 CDT on August 21, 2001, in N764SP, a Cessna CE-172-S, that…

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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