# Accident 20011020039492A: Cessna 172R, Kissimmee, FL, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 12:50 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2997° N, 81.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2997&lon=-81.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020039492A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING IN AFTER LANDING AND HAD STOPPED TO YIELD TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY (PER ATC INSTRUCTIONS), WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TAXIING SNJ-6, N453WA, THAT HAD LANDED JUST AFTER THE 172. THE SNJ-6 PIC REPORTED THAT HE INITIALLY HAD THE TAXIING 172 IN SIGHT AFTER LANDING, BUT LOST SIGHT OF IT WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER IT. THE SNJ-6 PIC STATED THE HE CONTIUED TAXIING BECAUSE HE HAD "ASSUMED" THE 172 WAS CONTINUING TO TAXI. THE COLLISION OCCURRED BEFORE THE SNJ-6 PIC COULD REESTABLISH VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE 172. THE SNJ-6 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WHILE THE TAIL OF THE 172 SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN RELATED 8020-23 FOR SNJ-6, N453WA).

## Other aircraft in the event

- N453WA, Namer SNJ6: [Accident 20011020039491A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020039491A)

## 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 ATL02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA007), Oct 20, 2001: Cessna 172 (N64AF), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: See narrative for ATL02LA007A.

## Other reports on N64AF (1)

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

- [Accident 20230705006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230705006609A), Jul 5, 2023: Cessna 172R (N64AF), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. On July 05, 2023, at 3:25PM local time, a flight instructor was performing/demonstrating a short field landing with a student pilot at the Burlington Vermont…

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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