# Accident 20020620013939A: Cessna 172N, Minneapolis, MN, June 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2002, 09:17 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0619° N, 93.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0619&lon=-93.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4808F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4808F) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620013939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED A FUEL TRUCK ON THE TAXIWAY SHE HAD BEEN USING. THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO SO SHE STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND ASKED THE TOWER CONTROLLER FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONTROLLER THEN FIRMLY TOLD HER TO "CLEAR THE RUNWAY MOVE." AFTER CLEARING SHE ASKED FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, AND WAS REPRIMANDED BY THE CONTROLLER FURTHER. SHE THEN STATED THAT THE FUEL TRUCK HAD MOVED FURTHER TO THE SIDE TO ALLOW HER TO PASS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER AROUND THE VEHICLE, SHE MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING AND THE FUEL TRUCK. (.19) ON JUNE 20, 2002, AT 0920 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N4808F, COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING OFF OF RUNWAY 24R (2,499 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY, ASPHALT) AFTER LANDING AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE DRIVER OF THE FUEL TRUCK WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CFR 14 PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT, AT AN UNDETERMINE                                 D TIME.

## 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 CHI02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA175), Jun 20, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4808F), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from the vehicle while taxiing. A factor was the fuel truck.

## Other reports on N4808F (2)

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

- [Incident 20220208004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220208004699I), Feb 8, 2022: Cessna 172N (N4808F), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. 02-08-2022 N4808F reported low oil pressure 7 miles northwest of kmic, PIC declared an emergency returned to kmic and landed without further incident. No…
- [Incident 20030411010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411010079I), Apr 11, 2003: Cessna 172N (N4808F), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On April 11, 2003, at 1747 CDT, a Cessna 172 owned by yankee flying club and operated by steven boxmeyer, experienced engine trouble (running rough and…

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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