# Accident 20050610019949A: Cessna 172S, Carlsbad, CA, June 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2005, 13:45 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610019949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, WITH HIS STUDENT, IN THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 24 AT CRQ WHEN HIS PLANE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N1126U, A CESSNA 172 BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ A PRIVATE PILOT. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ CE-172 WAS PARKED BETWEEN N587SP AND A JET, WHILE WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. WHEN N1126U WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ATTEMPTED TO TAXI BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER AIRPLANES. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF N1126U STRUCK THE RUDDER OF N587SP, BENDING THE RUDDER AND BUCKLING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THAT PLANE. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP OF N1126U AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TWO PLANES.

## 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 LAX05LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA199), Jun 10, 2005: Cessna 172S (N587SP), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the other pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain separation 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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