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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Renton, WA · February 24, 2005

Date: February 24, 2005 · 10:10 local
Place: Renton, WA
Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N758LM
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360KB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total100 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N758LMRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1723181 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 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) Pilot started aircraft (CE-172 N758LM) in parking/tie-down space (estimated 1,000 RPM idle) with wheels chocked by 2X4'S. Pilot stated parking brake was also set. Pilot exited running aircraft to get and stow bag. Aircraft jumped chocks and rolled approx. 100 feet in a right turn. As aircraft made approx. 90 degrees of turn from original position, struck horizontal stabilizer of parked CE-182 (N5996J), causing sudden stoppage of taxiing aircraft propeller and engine. No apparent airframe damage to CE-172. Parked 182 hor. Stabilizer destroyed left side and distended on right side and had fuselage skin wrinkling under tail area. Pilot received minor injuries (minor cuts and abrasions to hands and left knee) from being dragged by CE-172 while holding on to door post and being dragged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT (CE-172 N758LM) IN PARKING/TIE-DOWN SPACE (ESTIMATED 1,000 RPM IDLE) WITH WHEELS CHOCKED BY 2X4'S. PILOT STATED PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO SET. PILOT EXITED RUNNING AIRCRAFT TO GET AND STOW BAG. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS AND ROLLED APPROX. 100 FEET IN A RIGHT TURN. AS AIRCRAFT MADE APPROX. 90 DEGREES OF TURN FROM ORIGINAL POSITION, STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF PARKED CE-182 (N5996J), CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF TAXIING AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND ENGINE. NO APPARENT AIRFRAME DAMAGE TO CE-172. PARKED 182 HOR. STABILIZER DESTROYED LEFT SIDE AND DISTENDED ON RIGHT SIDE AND HAD FUSELAGE SKIN WRINKLING UNDER TAIL AREA. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES (MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO HANDS AND LEFT KNEE) FROM BEING DRAGGED BY CE-172 WHILE HOLDING ON TO DOOR POST AND BEING DRAGGED.