# Incident 20071221831839I: Cessna 172R, West Palm Beac, FL, December 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2007, 18:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7273M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7273M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071221831839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING OUT CE-172R, N7273M ON THE RAMP AT PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPARK TO TAKE A FRIEND ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BROTHER WAS ON THE RAMP AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED AND HE RAN TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT SCREAMING FOR THEM TO STOP. THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND TAXIED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF A PARKED CE-182T N721ZA CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7273M (1)

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

- [Accident 20070502008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070502008999A), May 2, 2007: Cessna 172R (N7273M), West Palm Beac, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 02, 2007 at approximately 11:50 am Cessna 172R, registration number N7273M was being operated under visual meteorological conditions by student…

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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