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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Melbourne, FL · February 22, 2007

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Date
February 22, 2007 · 14:50 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
Y85S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46725
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total80 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N46725Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15283095Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 was taxiing to the ramp at f.I.t. aviation after completing the second leg of a solo cross-country flight when the left wing tip of the Cessna 152 impacted and deflected the rudder of a parked Beech G58 aircraft. The fiberglass wing tip of the 152 sustained superficial scratches. Visible external damage to the parked & unoccupied Beech G58 (N6039U) included rudder skin damage and fracture separation of the trim tab control rod. Investigation revealed that the aircraft had been taxiing about 8 feet to the left of taxi path centerline when it contacted the Beech rudder. The student pilot was asked why she had not kept the aircraft on the centerline, and she indicated that her attention had been focused on following the (FBO) golf cart that was directing her to the parking area. This was reportedly the student's first solo cross country flight. Her solo cross-country endorsement was dated 2/21/07.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP AT F.I.T. AVIATION AFTER COMPLETING THE SECOND LEG OF A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE CESSNA 152 IMPACTED AND DEFLECTED THE RUDDER OF A PARKED BEECH G58 AIRCRAFT. THE FIBERGLASS WING TIP OF THE 152 SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES. VISIBLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PARKED & UNOCCUPIED BEECH G58 (N6039U) INCLUDED RUDDER SKIN DAMAGE AND FRACTURE SEPARATION OF THE TRIM TAB CONTROL ROD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TAXIING ABOUT 8 FEET TO THE LEFT OF TAXI PATH CENTERLINE WHEN IT CONTACTED THE BEECH RUDDER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ASKED WHY SHE HAD NOT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE, AND SHE INDICATED THAT HER ATTENTION HAD BEEN FOCUSED ON FOLLOWING THE (FBO) GOLF CART THAT WAS DIRECTING HER TO THE PARKING AREA. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HER SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT WAS DATED 2/21/07.

Other reports on N46725 · 4

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

Incident 19980529024349ILevel Off Touchdown · Saluda, VAStudent landed hard bounced twice collapsing the nose gear. Prop strike.May 29, 1998 · Minor damageAccident 19921213055299ALevel Off Touchdown · Quaker Street, NYBelieved only 2 to 4 inches snow on unplowed runway when in fact was 20 inches. Aircraft nosed up in deep snow.Dec 13, 1992 · Substantial damageAccident 19900309003769ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Glens Falls, NYSolo student on touch and go distracted by departing traffic aborted, lost control and veered into snowbank.Mar 9, 1990 · Substantial damageIncident 19870815067489IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Salem, NYLanded in a open field due to a rough engine. Student pilot failed to lean mixture for en route altitude.Aug 15, 1987