# Accident 20010907039519A: Cessna 172R, Orlando, FL, September 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2001
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5597° N, 81.3503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5597&lon=-81.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 184 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010907039519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT CREW HAD COMPLETED END OF COURSE CHECK RIDE. CFI TOOK CONTROLS TO TAXI TO TIE-DOWN. 2ND PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING WHEN AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON TIE-DOWN PAD FLASHED LANDING LIGHTS AS THEY APPROACHED. CFI RESPONDED HE HAD THE CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXI ON TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AND SEVERED LEFT WING OUT'B RIB ON MOVING PROP OF N9351D. MAINTENANCE WAS OPERATING 9351D ON TIE-DOWN PAD AGAINST COMPANY PROCEDURES AND (UNKNOWN TO THE APPROACHING FLIGHTCREW) HAD ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO ROLL FORWARD APPROX. 4-5 FT. COMPANY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERED THE COLLISION TO BE AN OCCURRENCE ON THEIR RAMP AND DID NOT REPORT THE MISHAP TO AUTHORITIES. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED BY FSDO ACC. INV. COORD. DURING ROUTINE RAMP SURVEILLANCE.

## 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 MIA01LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA228), Sep 8, 2001: Cessna 172R (N859CP), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to keep a proper visual lookout and ensure proper clearance during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with another parked aircraft.

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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