# Incident 20150825013699I: Cessna 172M, Wenatchee, WA, August 25, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172CS-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150825013699I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI INTO A PARKING SPOT, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, LOOKING TO THE RIGHT, AND INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A BUILDING WITH THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N172CS (1)

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

- [Accident 20200907013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907013789A), Sep 7, 2020: Cessna 172M (N172CS), Stuart Island, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that it was a short field approach to grass strip. He had a great approach, but later discovered he had a tailwind. The airplane bounced and he…

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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