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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Fernandina Beac, FL · March 5, 1997

Date: March 5, 1997 · 16:45 local
Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N757HA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA046
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model

N757HARegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15279742 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Taxiing to ramp struck a utility trailer parked on taxiway. Student had looed inside while taxiing. (-23) student pilot was distracted while taxiing to runway and misjudged the distance from his wingtip to a parked trailer. Trailer was intruding on the taxiway approx one foot. Left wingtip hit trailer causing aircraft to swing around and hit the trailer with the propeller. Bent spar, prop, top skin of wing. Wing tip has a 4" hole on leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING TO RAMP STRUCK A UTILITY TRAILER PARKED ON TAXIWAY. STUDENT HAD LOOED INSIDE WHILE TAXIING. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY AND MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM HIS WINGTIP TO A PARKED TRAILER. TRAILER WAS INTRUDING ON THE TAXIWAY APPROX ONE FOOT. LEFT WINGTIP HIT TRAILER CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND AND HIT THE TRAILER WITH THE PROPELLER. BENT SPAR, PROP, TOP SKIN OF WING. WING TIP HAS A 4" HOLE ON LEADING EDGE.

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 ATL97LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFernandina Bch, FLinadequate visual lookout by the student pilot, which resulted in a collision with a parked trailer, while his attention was diverted. The proximity of the trailer was a related factor.Mar 5, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757HA · 1

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

Accident 20080622855019AClimb · Tavares, FLOn the morning of 22 June 2008 N757HA piloted by private pilot [privacy data omitted] departed (FA83) orlando north airport for a pleasure flight to (ocf) ocala FL. At 0900 local approximately 9-12 minutes after departure [privacy data omitted] noticed a…Jun 22, 2008 · Destroyed