# Accident 20090225004399A: Cessna 172S, Olathe, KS, February 25, 2009 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 25, 2009, 16:18 local time - Place: Olathe, KS - Airport: Johnson County Executive - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Taxi - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.8403° N, 94.7364° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8403&lon=-94.7364&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5258Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258Y) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 417 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA182) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090225004399A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PIC OF N5258Y RECEIVED AN ATC CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 36 VIA TAXIWAY B. HE HELD SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AWAITING A CLEARANCE TO CROSS OVER TO TAXIWAY A IN ORDER TO USE THE RUNWAY'S FULL LENGTH. COINCIDENTALLY, A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING N734WD ON HER 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO BEGAN TAXXIING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A FROM THE KANSAS CITY AVIATION CENTER FBO, ALBEIT WITHOUT A GROUND CLEARANCE FROM ATC. N5258Y WAS THEN ISSUED ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RUNWAY 36 AT TAXIWAY J, AND THEN TO PROCEED ON TAXIWAY A. THE PILOT OF 5258Y STATED THAT HE WAS SCANNING TO HIS LEFT TO OBSERVE OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE RUNUP AND DID NOT SEE N734WD TO HIS TRIGHT TRAVELING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A. AS HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A, HIS AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH N734WD. N52587'S PROPELLER CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N734WD'S LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, LEFT WING, AND FLAP. N5258Y'S DAMAGE WAS MINOR; A BENT PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWL DENTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ## 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 CEN09LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA182), Feb 25, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Johnson County Exec Airport, KS, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172S to ensure the taxiway was clear prior to initiating the turn. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172N to obtain taxi… ## Other reports on N5258Y (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20221112022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221112022529A), Nov 12, 2022: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted], C172 was conducting pattern work on runway 36. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft struck two geese in flight. The instructor took the… - [Incident 20210123000039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210123000039I), Jan 23, 2021: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. This aircraft was taking off on runway 18 from Johnson County Executive Airport (ojc) when on climb out at about 300 feet a bird struck the outboard leading… - [Incident 20200223000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200223000379I), Feb 23, 2020: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. The student pilot was performing solo takeoff and landing practice on runway 18. During a normal takeoff, the aircraft began to drift to the left. The pilot… - [Accident 20120526010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526010729A), May 26, 2012: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Ft Scott, KS, Substantial damage. The student pilot was on his first solo cross country flight from olathe, KS, johnson county executive airport (ojc) to fort Scott, KS (fsk). Upon landing on… - [Incident 20100624041319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624041319I), Jun 24, 2010: Cessna C172S (N5258Y), New Century, KS, Minor damage. This was the student's second solo flight. At the time of the incident, he was being supervised by his flight instructor. The instructor stated that the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.