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FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Myrtle Beach, SC · March 19, 2026

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Date
March 19, 2026 · 13:06 local
Place
Myrtle Beach, SC
Airport
Myrtle Beach International Air
Phase of flight
Taxi
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4288Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
841 total805 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N4288QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260188 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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03/19/2026 The pilot landed on runway 36 and exited onto taxiway B3 to perform the post landing checklist. After getting clearance to taxi to the ramp, the pilot entered taxiway b and headed toward the ramp. Halfway back, the nose of the airplane suddenly dropped and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot shut down the engine and brought the airplane to a stop on taxiway b. the pilot notified myr ground that the airplane was disabled. The pilot exited the airplane and observed that the nose wheel hub assembly separated into two pieces which allowed the tire and tube to come loose. The pilot notified myr ground of the situation. Myr ground contacted Myrtle Beach aviation to get a tow. The pilot contacted maintenance. The mechanic brought a replacement wheel and hub assembly. The airplane was towed to the hangar. The front wheel assembly was replaced. Further inspection revealed no other damage and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

03/19/2026 THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AND EXITED ONTO TAXIWAY B3 TO PERFORM THE POST LANDING CHECKLIST. AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, THE PILOT ENTERED TAXIWAY B AND HEADED TOWARD THE RAMP. HALFWAY BACK, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY B. THE PILOT NOTIFIED MYR GROUND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DISABLED. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE AND TUBE TO COME LOOSE. THE PILOT NOTIFIED MYR GROUND OF THE SITUATION. MYR GROUND CONTACTED MYRTLE BEACH AVIATION TO GET A TOW. THE PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC BROUGHT A REPLACEMENT WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED NO OTHER DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Other reports on N4288Q · 1

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

Incident 20040605008839IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pickens, SC(-23) PIC reported that during landing rollout a deer hit the aircraft on the right side causing damage to the right aft fuselage and the right horizontal stabilizer. No further malfunctions or defects reported.Jun 5, 2004 · Minor damage