# Accident 20030717017269A: Cessna R172K, Idaho Falls, ID, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Fanning Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5144° N, 112.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5144&lon=-112.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758LW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 84 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717017269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 7/17/03-AIRPLANE (N758LW) WAS TAXIING FROM RAMP TO TAXIWAY. HE NOTICED ANOTHER AIRPLANE TAXIING FROM TAXIWAY TO RAMP (N20801). N20801 STOPPED AND WAITED FOR N758LW TO CONTINUE TO TAXI BETWEEN N20801 AND A PARKED AIRPLANE (N9317R). N758LW PROCEEDED TO TAXI BETWEEN N20801 AND N9317R. N758LW STRUCK THE LEFT WING INTO THE AFT RIGHT WING OF N9317R. LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO LEFT WING OF N758LW. WINGTIP DAMAGE TO N9317R. (-23 AMENDMENT) ONE WING RIB CROWN ON LEFT WING DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA03CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA162), Jul 17, 2003: Cessna R172K (N758LW), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a parked aircraft while taxiing.

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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