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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Austin, TX · February 6, 2008

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Date
February 6, 2008 · 10:45 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53564
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08CA071
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,099 total172 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he had started engine of C-172S N53564 and was letting the engine warm while he checked ATIS and called clearance delivery. Pilot stated he had applied the parking brake. As he was getting ready to taxi he dropped something on floor of aircraft. When he could not reach the object he moved his seat back to reach down to the floor. Pilot stated he felt motion, and when he looked up the plane was moving and he was out of reach of the brakes. Before he could release the seat belt or grab the mixture control to shut down the engine, the collision occurred. The aircraft collided with two other aircraft, a Cessna 182R N182XL that sustained minor damage to the left wing leading edge, and a Piper 180 N7990N that sustained severe damage to the tail section of the aircraft, primarily to the elevator. The rudder also sustained severe damage. The aircraft responsibile for the collision had damage to the propeller and to both leading edges of both wings just forward of the wing spars. No one was hurt or injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD STARTED ENGINE OF C-172S N53564 AND WAS LETTING THE ENGINE WARM WHILE HE CHECKED ATIS AND CALLED CLEARANCE DELIVERY. PILOT STATED HE HAD APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. AS HE WAS GETTING READY TO TAXI HE DROPPED SOMETHING ON FLOOR OF AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE COULD NOT REACH THE OBJECT HE MOVED HIS SEAT BACK TO REACH DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PILOT STATED HE FELT MOTION, AND WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE PLANE WAS MOVING AND HE WAS OUT OF REACH OF THE BRAKES. BEFORE HE COULD RELEASE THE SEAT BELT OR GRAB THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 182R N182XL THAT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND A PIPER 180 N7990N THAT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, PRIMARILY TO THE ELEVATOR. THE RUDDER ALSO SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RESPONSIBILE FOR THE COLLISION HAD DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TO BOTH LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS JUST FORWARD OF THE WING SPARS. NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW08CA071Incident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAustin, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while parked on the ramp with the engine running.Feb 6, 2008 · Minor damage