# Accident 19890923036189A: Cessna 172N, Phoenix, AZ, September 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923036189A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A BLAST DEFLECTOR SHIELD WHILE TURNING IN RUNUP AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA325), Sep 23, 1989: Cessna 172 (N252ER), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WINGTIP AND THE BLAST DEFLECTOR SHIELD. THE PROXIMITY OF THE SHIELD WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N252ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20030430007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030430007279I), Apr 30, 2003: Cessna 172N (N252ER), Marietta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was performing full stop taxi backs at Mccollum airport (ryy), while CFI watched from the ground. On the first landing N252ER was…

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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