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.
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....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172L was damaged after its pilot taxied it into a ditch at Wayne County Airport.
- The incident occurred post-landing because the pilot, whose landing light had burned out, misjudged taxiway lighting.
- A contributing factor was the pilot facing a business jet with active taxi lights.
- No injuries were reported in the incident.
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