# Incident 20030515009789I: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 13:56 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9003E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515009789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9003E WAS AT THE HOLD AREA AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9L IN THE #1 POSITION PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE OPA-LOCKA TOWER GROUND CONTROLLER REQUESTED THAT THE AIRPLANE GIVE WAY TO AN ANTONOV AN-26 AIRPLANE REGISTERED AS UR-GLS. N9003E COMPLIED WITH THE GROUND CONTROLLER REQUEST AND TAXIED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL RUN-UP POSITION. UR-GLS TAXIED NEAR N9003E AND CAUSED THIS AIRPLANE TO TIP OVER ON ITS RIGHT WING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND TO THE PROPELLER. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE EFFECT OF THE THRUST GENERATED BY THE PROPELLERS OF THE AN-26 ON N9003E.

## Other reports on N9003E (2)

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

- [Incident 19940204000899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204000899I), Feb 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N9003E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Flaps malfunction on training flight. Returned to airport. Inboard flap track had jammed.
- [Incident 19900120031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120031589I), Jan 20, 1990: Cessna 172 (N9003E), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. Pilot flared high. Bounced off the nose gear causing minor damage to the fire wall.

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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