# Accident 20090618009329A: Cessna 152, Fort Collins/L, CO, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4594° N, 105.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4594&lon=-105.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95144, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95144-2017-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618009329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO RETAIN CURRENCY.  HE PERFORMED A COLD START BY EXCERSIZING THE THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES TO PRIME THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE BACKFIRED ONCE IT STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING ACROSS THE RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT PASSED BETWEEN TWO OTHER MOORED PLANES BEFORE IMPACTING A CESSNA 206, N756EY THAT WAS MOORED ON THE RAMP.  THE COLLISION OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT, N95144 AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE BLOWN AREA ON THE CESSNA 206, N756EY.

## 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 CEN09CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA367), Jun 18, 2009: Cessna 152 (N95144), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the airplane after engine startup, resulting in a ground collision with a nearby airplane.

## Other reports on N95144 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901125056992I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125056992I), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 152 (N95144), Wahiawa, HI, Minor damage. Involved in a mid-air collision with N88TE while en route to pineapple intersection. Landed safely at airport.

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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