# Accident 20121103026462A: Cessna 172S, Van Nuys, CA, November 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2058° N, 118.4872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2058&lon=-118.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N545ER (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: 205 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103026462A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2012, AT 1420 PDT, A GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF RUNWAY 16 RIGHT AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT, VAN NUYS, CA. N4417S, A BEECHCRAFT, TAXIED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF N545ER, A CESSNA 172S, SEVERING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL SPAR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4417S, Beech D17S: [Accident 20121103026222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103026222A)

## 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 WPR13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA031), Nov 3, 2012: Cessna 172S (N545ER), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of another airplane did not maintain a proper visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

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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