# Incident 20150425004769I: Cessna 172N, Medford, NJ, April 25, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2015, 09:45 local time
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Airport: Flying "W"
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150425004769I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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