40.1224° N, 76.2944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 12, 1979 · 15:50 local
Place
Lititz, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46666
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total11 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While parking on the ramp, pilot allowed wing tip to damage the rudder of parked airplane, N18250.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PARKING ON THE RAMP, PILOT ALLOWED WING TIP TO DAMAGE THE RUDDER OF PARKED AIRPLANE, N18250.