# Incident 19790125003379I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Indianapolis, IN, January 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1979, 02:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797M-1993-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 15 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/19790125003379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK THE RUDDER OF PARKED AIRPLANE N3007H DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N5797M (2)

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

- [Incident 19881210066761I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881210066761I), Dec 10, 1988: Cessna 402B (N5797M), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff the wing tip tank contacted the nose of NR4193 a Beech 18 at taxiway intersection.
- [Incident 19860327017199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327017199I), Mar 27, 1986: Cessna 402B (N5797M), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Landed gear up. Nose gear problem not yet determined.

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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