# Incident 20140124001222I: Cessna 172S, Lynchburg, VA, January 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2014, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1724U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140124001222I

## Narrative

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

NIGHT FLIGHT OPERATIONS.  PILOT STARTED ENGINE OF CE-172 AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ADJUST PILOT SEAT.  DURING THIS TIME, THE CE-172 BEGAN TO MOVE ACROSS THE RAMP AND STRUCK A PARKED CE-172.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N973HA, Cessna 172S: no report for this aircraft; [N973HA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973HA) is registered now

## Other reports on N1724U (2)

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

- [Incident 20250328001869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250328001869I), Mar 28, 2025: Cessna 172S (N1724U), Toms River, NJ, Minor damage. A student pilot, on his first solo flight experienced an un-forecasted gust of wind. The student did not correct properly, which caused a hard landing and the…
- [Accident 20160519004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519004689A), May 19, 2016: Cessna 172S (N1724U), Newport News, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was on his first solo traffic pattern flight and landing. The pilot landed flat causing the plane to porpoise. The nose wheel deflated and the…

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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