# Accident 20050930024329A: Cessna 172P, Reno, NV, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 16:34 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4989° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5394K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930024329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N5394K, A HIGH WING CESSNA 172 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS CLEARED TO TAXI FROM THE SIERRA AIR CENTER RAMP TO RUNWAY 16L AT RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT MISTOOK THE AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD FOR TAXIWAY "C" AND TURNED NORTH ON THE ACCESS ROAD. WHILE TAXIING ON THE ACCESS THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE PARALLEL TO THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT DRIVING THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. REPORTED WINDS WERE WESTERLY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX05CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA322), Oct 1, 2005: Cessna 172P (N5394K), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

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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