19990604017229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Louisville, KY · June 4, 1999

Date
June 4, 1999 · 19:00 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52939
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated after solo training flight during taxi in parking area, he was looking out right side and left wing struck a fuel tank which was parked, the impact swung front enge of aircraft around and propeller contacted the front fender of the truck. Some damage to left wing tip and propeller. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AFTER SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT DURING TAXI IN PARKING AREA, HE WAS LOOKING OUT RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT WING STRUCK A FUEL TANK WHICH WAS PARKED, THE IMPACT SWUNG FRONT ENGE OF AIRCRAFT AROUND AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK. SOME DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES.