# Accident 20030412015169A: Cessna 172S, Melbourne, FL, April 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2003, 09:20 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1028° N, 80.6453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1028&lon=-80.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52903-2009-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412015169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI FROM PARKING SPOT FOR SOLO FLIGHT. WITNESSES STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NEAR FULL POWER TO TAXI. N52903 CROSSED THE RAMP AND STRUCK N21TP, A NAVAJO THAT WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AT THE 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 MIA03LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA096), Apr 12, 2003: Cessna 172S (N52903), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper throttle setting during the braking test, resulting in a collision with a parked airplane.

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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