# Incident 20130403005052I: Cessna 152, Visalia, CA, April 3, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2013, 12:02 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SRJS
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5531H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5531H) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130403005052I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/03/2013 AT 1202 A STUDENT PILOT IN A  CESSNA 152 WAS TAXING ON A RAMP AREA  WHILE FOLLOWING THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A LEARJET'S  TAIL CONE.  THE LEARJET'S  TAIL WAS ENCROACHING INTO THE RAMP TAXIWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNDER THE MISTAKEN  IMPRESSION THAT WHILE TAXING ON THE CENTERLINE HE WOULD CLEAR THE TAIL OF THE LEARJET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT .

## Other aircraft in the event

- N800GA, Gates Lear Jet 28: no report for this aircraft; [N800GA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800GA) is registered now

## Other reports on N5531H (2)

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

- [Incident 19890428031092I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428031092I), Apr 28, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5531H), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Collided with NC 1808C an E55 while taxiing for takeoff. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19840722071479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722071479A), Jul 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5531H), Salida, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Overran the short private strip used forced landing. Exhaust push rods nr 3 cylinder broken.

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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