# Incident 20151207019439I: Cessna 172R, Addison, TX, December 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2015, 07:53 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AF-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207019439I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/07/15, AT 0753 CST, A CESSNA 172,  N72AF, S/N 17280070 OWNED BY AMERIFLYERS OF CALIFORNIA INC, 16151 ADDISON RD, ADDISON TX 75001 HAD AN INCIDENT WHILE TAXIING FOR A STUDENT TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTING ADDISON (ADS) AIRPORT.  WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 15 N72AF WAS ASKED TO EXIT THE TAXIWAY TANGO ONTO AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY TO ALLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO PASS.  DURING THE TURNOFF THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT TURN AGGRESSIVELY ENOUGH AND ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CAME ON THE CONTROLS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE PAVEMENT AND STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT, DAMAGING THE TAXI LIGHT AND THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR LEG FAIRING.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP FOR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION.  FAIRING WAS REPLACED AND SIGNED BACK IN SERVICE.

## Other reports on N72AF (2)

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

- [Accident 20160105003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160105003129A), Jan 5, 2016: Cessna 172R (N72AF), Sulphur Springs, TX, Substantial damage. A training flight originated at addison municipal airport (ADS) and landed at Sulphur Springs municipal airport (kslr) runway 19. After touchdown, the pilot…
- [Accident 20031025026842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025026842A), Oct 25, 2003: Cessna 172R (N72AF), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 25, 2003, at 1225 hours pacific time, a Piper PA-28, N39494, sustained minor damage when it struck a CE-172, N72AF, in the aircraft run-up…

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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