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Dec. 8, Wooster, Ohio / Cessna 172

At about 18:45 EST, a Cessna 172L was damaged while taxiing after landing at Wayne County Airport. No one was injured. The pilot said the airplanes landing light had burned out. After landing, he turned the airplane onto a taxiway, but then misjudged the taxiway lighting, and taxied the airplane into a ditch. At the time, the pilot was facing a business jet that had its taxi lights on....

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Cessna 172L was damaged after its pilot misjudged taxiway lighting and veered into a ditch at Wayne County Airport, with no injuries reported.
  • The incident occurred after the aircraft's landing light had burned out, and the pilot was also facing the bright taxi lights of another jet.
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At about 18:45 EST, a Cessna 172L was damaged while taxiing after landing at Wayne County Airport. No one was injured. The pilot said the airplanes landing light had burned out. After landing, he turned the airplane onto a taxiway, but then misjudged the taxiway lighting, and taxied the airplane into a ditch. At the time, the pilot was facing a business jet that had its taxi lights on.

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