# Incident 20110626017591I: Cessna R172K, Westfield, MA, June 26, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2011, 11:10 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municiple
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626017591I

## Narrative

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

N80RX, R172K WHILE TAXIING OUT TO RUNWAY 33 AT BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAF) WESTFIELD, MA FOR DEPARTURE AT 1115 EDT, ON 06/26/2011 AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WINGTIP NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS, RED LENS AND CLEAR LENS ONLY, STRUCK THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUDDER OF N491CD, A CIRRUS SR20, PARKED ON THE RAMP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, A 3 INCH LONG DEPRESSION EXTENDING TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RUDDER, NO INJURIES REPORTED. N80RX SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 AT 1122 EDT, PER THE DAILY REPORTING APPLICATION.

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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