# Incident 19780803049439I: Cessna 172, El Cajon, CA, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 130 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803049439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PUSHING AIRCRAFT INTO PARKING SPOT ALLOWED RUDDER TO STRIKE ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5459H (1)

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

- [Accident 19960930040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930040649A), Sep 30, 1996: Cessna 172M (N5459H), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Loaded aft of CG limits flaps fulldown. Pitched up nose high. Early liftoff. Aborted. Landed on nose. Overran runway

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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