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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Medford, NJ · April 25, 2015

Date
April 25, 2015 · 09:45 local
Place
Medford, NJ
Airport
Flying "W"
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N738YT
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Saturday April 25 at approximately 9:45 am, N738YT struck a building at the Flying w airport. A student pilot preparing to go on her first solo cross country was the PIC for the VFR part 91 flight. Student stated she performed a full preflight, then taxied aircraft near terminal building and chocked it. After meeting with her CFI and obtaining a weather briefing and solo endorsements, she did an abbreviated walkaround and started aircraft. Pilot realized aircraft was still chocked when it wouldn't move. Student idled engine, applied parking brake, exited aircraft and removed the chocks. Aircraft began rolling and student was not able to stop it before it ran into a building. Flight instructor and school owner confirmed no mechanical issues with aircraft that would have contributed to incident. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft and building.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY APRIL 25 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 AM, N738YT STRUCK A BUILDING AT THE FLYING W AIRPORT. A STUDENT PILOT PREPARING TO GO ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WAS THE PIC FOR THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT. STUDENT STATED SHE PERFORMED A FULL PREFLIGHT, THEN TAXIED AIRCRAFT NEAR TERMINAL BUILDING AND CHOCKED IT. AFTER MEETING WITH HER CFI AND OBTAINING A WEATHER BRIEFING AND SOLO ENDORSEMENTS, SHE DID AN ABBREVIATED WALKAROUND AND STARTED AIRCRAFT. PILOT REALIZED AIRCRAFT WAS STILL CHOCKED WHEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE. STUDENT IDLED ENGINE, APPLIED PARKING BRAKE, EXITED AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED THE CHOCKS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING AND STUDENT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE IT RAN INTO A BUILDING. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND SCHOOL OWNER CONFIRMED NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND BUILDING.