# Incident 20120304003362I: Cessna 172C, Yuma, AZ, March 4, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120304003362I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PARKING SPOT, THE STUDENT PILOT DROPPED HIS CHECKLIST. HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE THE CHECKLIST. WHILE BENDING DOWN TO GET THE CHECK LIST, HE INADVERTENTLY RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD STRIKING THE LEFT WING OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED MINOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5329P, Piper PA-24-250: no report for this aircraft; [N5329P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5329P) is registered now

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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