# Accident 20260821012319A: Cessna 172P, Gpt, MS, August 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2026, 21:15 local time
- Place: Gpt, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5384K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260821012319A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAKE TWY F TO TWY J FOR A FULL-LENGTH TAKEOFF OF RWY 14. REGARDING HOW PILOT HAD GOTTON ON TO THE PERIMETER ROAD, PILOT STATED, "I COULD NOT SEE MUCH, AND I ONLY HAVE THIS SMALL LIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE NOSE. PILOT USED MAP ON THE FOREFLIGHT APP ON IPAD TO ASSIST. PILOT STATED HE WAS CONFUSED AND COULD NOT SEE. THERE IS A PART OF JULIET THAT CURVES ON THE MAP, AND PILOT STATED THAT IS WHERE I GOT CONFUSED AND TURNED OFF ON THE PERIMETER ROAD. AT THIS POINT, PILOT NOTICED THAT TAXIWAY WAS VERY WINDING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE SECTION OF THE PERIMETER ROAD THAT PILOT IS REFERRING TO IS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TWY J AND TWY D. IT IS A LEFT TURN FROM TWY J TO THE PERIMETER ROAD. PILOT WAS LOOKING AT HIS MAP, AND THOUGHT THAT THE EXIT TO THE PERIMETER ROAD FROM TWY J WAS THE CURVED SECTION OF THE NORTH END OF TWY J AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PERIMETER FENCE. ARFF HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND WERE PROCEEDING TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.  ATCT WAS NOTIFIED TO ENSURE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. ARFF PROCEEDED TO THE AIRCRAFT. (2107- ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT). ARFF ARRIVED AND SAW A 172 CESSNA WITH TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARKED ON THE PERIMETER ROAD FACING THE PERIMETER FENCE NEAR THE NORTH SIDE OF TWY JULIET. THE PILOT, AND PASSENGER WERE STANDING NEAR THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THEY WERE NOT INJURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WAS CAUSED FROM PROPELLER GOING THROUGH THEPERIMETER FENCE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO 2 SECTIONS OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE LEFT-WING TIP HAD COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE POST AND WAS BENT INWARD AND HAD A SMALL HOLE IN IT. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE UNDER THE LEFT-WING CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL LEAK WAS CONTAINED WITH ABSORBENT PADS AND BOOMS. THE FENCE HAD A MEDIUM SIZED CIRCULAR HOLE, WAS BENT INWARD SLIGHTLY, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FENCE WAS LIFTED SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND. AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL BEGIN REPAIRING THE FENCE IMMEDIATELY. THE DECISION WAS MADE TOW THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE SCENE DUE TO THE PREMITER ROAD IS BOTH AN ARFF EMERGENCY RESPONSDERS ROUTE AS WELL AS A ROUTE FOR MILLION AIR FUEL TRUCKS. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT MILLION AIR AND PARKED. A BARREL AND FUNNEL WERE PLACED UNDER THE LEAK TO CONTAIN ANY FURTHER LEAKS.ARFF PERSONAL ESCORTED THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER BACK TO MILLION AIR. ALL PERSONAL EXITED MILLION AIR.

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## 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 WPR26LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA310), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna 172P (N5384K), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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