# Accident 19960317004339A: Cessna 152, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1996, 16:50 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0901° N, 80.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0901&lon=-80.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530Q-2007-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317004339A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAXI BETWEEN TWO FUEL TRUCKS TAXIING TO RAMP. DAMAGED BOTH WING TIPS AND WING SPAR.

## 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 MIA96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA102), Mar 17, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5530Q), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the clearance between the fuel trucks.

## Other reports on N5530Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20020329019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020329019849A), Mar 29, 2002: Cessna 152 (N5530Q), Melbourne, FL, No damage. (-23) Landing on rwy 04 at Melbourne, FL. Wind 060 degrees at 11. The aircraft porpoised on landing and the student lost control. The aircraft went off the…

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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