# Accident 20060211013592A: Cessna 172P, Sacramento, CA, February 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2006, 15:10 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5167° N, 121.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5167&lon=-121.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54661, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54661) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211013592A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN RUNUP AREA AT SACRAMENTO EXEC AIRPORT WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO IT, STRIKING THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE.

## 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 LAX06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA108), Feb 11, 2006: Cessna 172P (N54661), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles while taxiing.

## Other reports on N54661 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961006037669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006037669I), Oct 6, 1996: Cessna 172P (N54661), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was cleared to land on runway 34 at Sacramento Executive Airport. She stated she was using full flaps. On landing the pilot failed to flair…

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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