# Accident 20160203007362A: Cessna 172S, El Cajon, CA, February 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.8219° N, 116.9700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8219&lon=-116.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1955L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160203007362A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING WHEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N499DR, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20160203007372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160203007372A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA063), Feb 3, 2016: Cessna 172S (N1955L), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor of the other airplane to maintain awareness while parked on the ramp with the engine operating, which resulted in impact with the parked airplane.

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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