# Incident 20080728856139I: Cessna 172R, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2008, 10:14 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan/Isla Grande
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24461-2012-07-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080728856139I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA.  STUDENT PILOT ON 5TH SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT.  STUDENT OBSERVED FUEL TRUCK ON NON-MOVEMENT AREA AND MISCALCULATED DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE TRUCK.  WING IMPACTED REAR VIEW MIRROR AND FUEL TANK.  ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, AIRCRAFT PUSHED BACK AND TAXIING RESUMED TO PARKING.  INCIDENT REPORTED TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUT THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY FAA.

## Other reports on N24461 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120507009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507009439A), May 7, 2012: Cessna 172R (N24461), Culebra, PR, Destroyed. During an interview with [privacy data omitted] and having FAA inspector echegoyen as witness, he admitted that he didn't used the checklist and failed to D0…

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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