# Incident 19940316000549I: Cessna 172P, Fresno, CA, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316000549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N531PC DEPARTED MODESTO, CA AT APPROX 1000PST, ON MARCH 16, 1994 ON A VFR FLIGHT TO FRESNO, CA. AFTER LANDING AT FRESNO, THE PRIVATE PILOT REQUESTED TO GROUND CONTROL AS WHERE TO PARK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH FRESNO. WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AREA JUST BELOW THE TOWER, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING STRUCK A 60 FT LIGHT STANDARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES; VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N531PC (1)

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

- [Accident 19990703008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703008199A), Jul 3, 1999: Cessna 172P (N531PC), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Acft crashed south of arpt while conducting touch and go landings, 1 minor injury.(-23) student pilot performing solo touch and goes at Auburn airport. At…

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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