# Accident 20080528837249A: Cessna 172M, San Antonio, TX, May 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2008, 16:20 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W78S
- Location: 29.5344° N, 98.4572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5344&lon=-98.4572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9144H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9144H-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080528837249A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  N9144H COLLIDED WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK ON THE WRIGHT FLYERS RAMP, WHILE TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 12L AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE BY GROUND CONTROL.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT END OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUEL TRUCKS BUMPER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND TANK.  WRIGHT FLYERS PERSONNEL OPTED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL TRUCK FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE BEFORE FAA CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA154), May 28, 2008: Cessna 172M (N9144H), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while taxiing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's diverted attention and a vehicle.

## Other reports on N9144H (1)

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

- [Incident 20020303005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020303005489I), Mar 3, 2002: Cessna 172M (N9144H), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The flight instructor and two students observed smoke in the cockpit shortly after take-off. The instructor took control of the aircraft and landed…

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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