# Accident 20000715011029A: Cessna 172K, Palo Alto, CA, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4500° N, 122.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4500&lon=-122.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79004, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715011029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BARON 58, N7271R, WAS HOLDING ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY APPROACH TO THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 31 AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT. AT LEAST 6 A/C WERE IN THE RUNUP AREA WAITING CLEARANCE FOR TAKE OFF. AS A PLACE OPENED IN THE RUNUP AREA, THE BARON 58 PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES TO BEGIN INTO THE RUNUP AREA. JUST AT THAT MOMENT, THIS CESSNA 172, N79004, APPROACHED FROM BEHIND ATTEMPTING TO PASS HIS LEFT WING OVER THE TOP OF RIGHT WING OF THE BARON 58 STRIKING THE BARON 58'S PROPELLER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WERE ALL BENT FORWARD.THE CESSNA'S LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX00LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA289), Jul 15, 2000: Cessna 172K (N79004), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's (Cessna) inadequate visual lookout and misjudged distance to the standing Beech.

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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