# Incident 20260319007129I: Cessna 172L, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2026, 13:06 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach International Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Location: 33.6797° N, 78.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MYRTLE BEACH INTL (MYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6797&lon=-78.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4288Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4288Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 805 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319007129I

## Narrative

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

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 20040605008839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605008839I), Jun 5, 2004: Cessna 172L (N4288Q), Pickens, SC, Minor damage. (-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…

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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