# Incident 20120618011569I: Cessna 172S, Santa Monica, CA, June 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2012, 11:45 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403GF) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 176 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120618011569I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 18, 2012, CESSNA 172S, N403GF WHILE TAXIING ON THE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, SANTA MONICA CA. HIT THE BLAST FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP.THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A U.S CERTIFICATED AIRMAN DOMICILED IN ITALY AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN ARLINGTON TX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING, HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO TAXI FURTHER DOWN TOWARDS THE BLAST FENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE TALKING TO HIS PASSENGER, HE HIT THE BLAST FENCE.ON JUNE 19, 2012 INSPECTORS FROM THE LOS ANGELES FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE ARRIVED AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND LEARNED THAT IT HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY REPAIRED AND DEPARTED.FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REPAIR MADE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS AND THIS REPORT IS BEING CLOSED AND AN ENFORCEMENT OPENED.

## Other reports on N403GF (1)

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

- [Incident 20140329006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140329006669I), Mar 29, 2014: Cessna 172S (N403GF), Arcola, TX, Minor damage. The pilot-in-command (PIC) of N403GF with two passengers were on a pleasure flight from arlington municipal airport (kgky) to Houston Southwest Airport (kaxh).…

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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