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FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Houston, TX · September 28, 2004

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Date
September 28, 2004 · 12:55 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N189W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04CA245
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N189WRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255907 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot in the Cessna was returning to the eyq airport on his first solo cross country flight and said his "anxiety level was maxed out" because he was "totally lost". After landing on runway 33 at the iws airport, eyewitness reports and security surveillance video at the iws airport shows that the student pilot was taxiing the Cessna (heading 150 degrees) on the FBO parking ramp at 15.78 mph when the Cessna struck an unoccupied Pilatus PC-12-45 turboprop airplane which was parked on the ramp (heading 240 degrees). The left wingtip of the Cessna struck the Pilatus just below the co-pilot's windshield, the leading edge of the Cessna left wing then struck the propeller of the Pilatus and the impact pulled the Cessna around to a final resting heading of 030 degrees with the left wing leading edge still in contact with the Pilatus propeller and the propeller of the Cessna less than 12 inches from the forward fuselage of the Pilatus. The FBO lineman who arrived at the pilot's door within less than 60 seconds said that the engine "was still running at full RPM" until he yelled at the Cessna pilot to "shut it down". No injuries--substantial damage to the Cessna--unknown damage to the Pilatus.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE CESSNA WAS RETURNING TO THE EYQ AIRPORT ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND SAID HIS "ANXIETY LEVEL WAS MAXED OUT" BECAUSE HE WAS "TOTALLY LOST". AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE IWS AIRPORT, EYEWITNESS REPORTS AND SECURITY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AT THE IWS AIRPORT SHOWS THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING THE CESSNA (HEADING 150 DEGREES) ON THE FBO PARKING RAMP AT 15.78 MPH WHEN THE CESSNA STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED PILATUS PC-12-45 TURBOPROP AIRPLANE WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP (HEADING 240 DEGREES). THE LEFT WINGTIP OF THE CESSNA STRUCK THE PILATUS JUST BELOW THE CO-PILOT'S WINDSHIELD, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CESSNA LEFT WING THEN STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF THE PILATUS AND THE IMPACT PULLED THE CESSNA AROUND TO A FINAL RESTING HEADING OF 030 DEGREES WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STILL IN CONTACT WITH THE PILATUS PROPELLER AND THE PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA LESS THAN 12 INCHES FROM THE FORWARD FUSELAGE OF THE PILATUS. THE FBO LINEMAN WHO ARRIVED AT THE PILOT'S DOOR WITHIN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS SAID THAT THE ENGINE "WAS STILL RUNNING AT FULL RPM" UNTIL HE YELLED AT THE CESSNA PILOT TO "SHUT IT DOWN". NO INJURIES--SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA--UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE PILATUS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHouston, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked aircraft while taxiing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's anxiety attack.Sep 28, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N189W · 1

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

Incident 20230213002359ICruise/Level Flight · Council Grove, KSAircraft was in cruise at about 5,500 ft altitude. Engine started loosing power. Pilot declared an emergency and landed uneventfully in a pasture. Engine was still running. Pilot shut down the aircraft and called the mechanic.Feb 13, 2023 · No damage