# Incident 19980509019939I: Cessna 172N, Cleveland, TN, May 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Hardwick Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2201° N, 84.8324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hardwick Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2201&lon=-84.8324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73928, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73928) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509019939I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING IN THE DARK. RT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED VISION HINDERED BY FLOOD LIGHT.

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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