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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · San Diego, CA · December 26, 2007

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Date
December 26, 2007 · 12:28 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N734DN
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N734DNRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268775 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At approximately 1228 PST, this student pilot began to taxi her aircraft towards the runway around another stationary aircraft in the runup area and misjudged wing tip clearance. The leading edge of the left wing of the Cessna 172 she was renting made contact with the rear edge of the winglet on the right wing of a Pilatus PC-12/45. The Pilatus pilot stated over the ground control frequency that his aircraft had been struck and requested that the student pilot stop the aircraft and shutdown the engine for inspection. The leading edge of the Cessna sustained a 1/4" deep gash and approximately 4 inches of surface deformation about 4 inches inboard from the wingtip throughout the radius of the aluminum skin. The Pilatus aircraft had one static wick bent about 45 degrees and no other sign of damage. The pilot privacy data omitted returned to her aircraft and requested taxi back to the ramp and to her flight instructor and discontinued the flight. The Cessna aircraft was grounded and sent to maintenance. The Pilatus pilot adjusted the static wick and reported no further damage to his aircraft and continued his flight uneventfully.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1228 PST, THIS STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI HER AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AROUND ANOTHER STATIONARY AIRCRAFT IN THE RUNUP AREA AND MISJUDGED WING TIP CLEARANCE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA 172 SHE WAS RENTING MADE CONTACT WITH THE REAR EDGE OF THE WINGLET ON THE RIGHT WING OF A PILATUS PC-12/45. THE PILATUS PILOT STATED OVER THE GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY THAT HIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STRUCK AND REQUESTED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE FOR INSPECTION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CESSNA SUSTAINED A 1/4" DEEP GASH AND APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF SURFACE DEFORMATION ABOUT 4 INCHES INBOARD FROM THE WINGTIP THROUGHOUT THE RADIUS OF THE ALUMINUM SKIN. THE PILATUS AIRCRAFT HAD ONE STATIC WICK BENT ABOUT 45 DEGREES AND NO OTHER SIGN OF DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO HER AIRCRAFT AND REQUESTED TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP AND TO HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DISCONTINUED THE FLIGHT. THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND SENT TO MAINTENANCE. THE PILATUS PILOT ADJUSTED THE STATIC WICK AND REPORTED NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT UNEVENTFULLY.