# Accident 20030823022179A: Cessna 172P, Wichita, KS, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 10:56 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55326-2010-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 73 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823022179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHALLENGER N653CW HAD REQUESTED TAXI FROM EXECUTIVE AIRPORT TO TAXIWAY AA FOR A "MAINTENANCE RUN-UP". N653CW TAXIED TO, AND STOPPED ON THE NORTH END OF TAXIWAY AA, IN A SOUTHERLY HEADING, AND BEGAN PERFORMING A "MAINTENANCE RUN-UP" AT "ABOVE IDLE" POWER SETTINGS. CESSNA N55326 HAD EXITED RUNWAY 19L ONTO TAXIWAY A7, AFTER LANDING, AND WAS CLEARED TO TAXI BACK TO THE CESSNA EMPLOYEE FLYING CLUB HANGAR VIA A7 AND A. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED BY ICT ATCT TO THEIR PRESENT POSITION. TAXIWAY AA IS A NORTH/SOUTH TAXIWAY LOCATED BETWEEN TAXIWAY A7 AND TAXIWAY B. TAXIWAY A7 IS AN EAST/WEST TAXIWAY LOCATED BETWEEN RUNWAY 19L AND TAXIWAY A. THE NORTH END OF TAXIWAY AA ENDS AT TAXIWAY A7. AS N55326 TAXIED PAST TAXIWAY AA, ENGINE EXHAUST FROM N653CW CAUSED IT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE PROPELLER AFTER IMPACTING THE SURFACE.

## 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 CHI03LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA280), Aug 23, 2003: Cessna 172P (N55326), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the maintenance crew to provide adequate clearance to an active taxiway during the engine run-up. Contributing factors were the failure of the control tower to provide a wake turbulence…

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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