# Incident 20150905019789I: Cessna 172S, Palo Alto, CA, September 5, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 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/20150905019789I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT OUTER WING AND WING TIP STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N850SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20070604013609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070604013609I), Jun 4, 2007: Cessna 172S (N850SP), Half Moon Bay, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing pilot came to a full stop and indicated he was unable to control the nose wheel. Inspection revealed the shimmy damper had failed and all…

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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