# Incident 19960211003599I: Cessna 172F, Sacramento, CA, February 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan Afb
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960211003599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOT A PILOT DEVIATION. PRELIMINARY REPORT-- MAY BE CHANGED ON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL DATA. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WHEN A BLACK TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED OUT ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. THE TRUCK APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND THE PILOT HAD TO SWERVE AND APPLY HEAVY BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION. THE AIRPORT IS UNCONTROLLED. THERE IS NO ATC SERVICE OR INVOLVEMENT. THE PILOT BELIEVED IT WAS A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE,. HOWEVER, CONTACT WITH AIRPORT MANAGEMENT, AFD, AND THE CONTRACTED FBO HAS FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE. FURTHER, THE AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ARE YELLOW OR "AIR FORCE" BLUE. MOST CONTRACTOR TRUCKS ARE WHITE. CONTRACTORS AND CARETAKERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO ENTER TAXIWAYS OR RUNWAYS WITHOUT ESCORT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS OCCURRED ON SUNDAY WHEN CONTRACTORS AND MAINTENANCE ARE NOT WORKING AND ACCESS IS RESTRICTED TO THE MAIN GATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRPORT MANAGER'S OFFICE NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT THEFT PROBLEMS. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES WAS DISCUSSED. AIRPORT MANAGEMENT IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AS NECESSARY.

## Other reports on N5208F (1)

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

- [Accident 20130119000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130119000879A), Jan 19, 2013: Cessna 172F (N5208F), Marysville, CA, Substantial damage. During climb out from myv the engine lost power. The CFI made an emergency landing in a field off the airport. Upon touch down the aircraft flipped over.

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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