# Accident 19970305002489A: Cessna 152, Fernandina Beac, FL, March 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6495° N, 81.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6495&lon=-81.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HA) (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: 35 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305002489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA046), Mar 5, 1997: Cessna 152 (N757HA), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate 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.

## Other reports on N757HA (1)

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

- [Accident 20080622855019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080622855019A), Jun 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N757HA), Tavares, FL, Destroyed. On 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)…

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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