# Incident 20071205831779I: Cessna 172P, Fort Pierce, FL, December 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65276, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65276) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071205831779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1150 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA, CE-172, N65276, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL DURING TAXIING, AT KFPR, IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE GRASS IMPACTING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE WITH THE LEFT WING. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE LEFT WING SKIN AND A RIB APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED, JUST OUT BOARD OF THE WING TIE DOWN. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A TRAINING SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

## Other reports on N65276 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260610007769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260610007769I), Jun 10, 2026: Cessna 172P (N65276), Richmond, KY, No damage. Instructor and student pilot prepared for landing rwy 18 at klex. On final, student reduced power to get on glide path, then attempted a slight increase to…

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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