19820617024969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Houston, TX · June 17, 1982

Date: June 17, 1982 · 14:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Lakeside
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4920G
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW82DA247
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 54 total51 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N4920GRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273467 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming O-320-H2ADReciprocating

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.

Student pilot allowed wing to hit post during ground taxi after landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED WING TO HIT POST DURING GROUND TAXI AFTER LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW82DA247Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHouston, TXAfter the student pilot returned from a cross-country. He taxied into the parking area, but noticed there were no parking spaces available. While making a 180 deg turn, the right wing struck a fence post. After hitting the post, the plane turned and the…Jun 17, 1982 · Substantial damage