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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · El Cajon, CA · February 3, 2016

Date: February 3, 2016 · 11:30 local
Place: El Cajon, CA
Airport: Gillespie
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 9CFS
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N499DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16LA063
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N499DRRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9167 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The CFI and the student pilot did a preflight inspection and then pulled the aircraft forward from its parking spot to the north ramp with the nose pointing east. They started the aircraft engine and were listening to the ATIS with the RPM set at 800 to 1000. The aircraft started to move with a right turning tendency. The movement was not noticed until it was too late and the aircraft struck another Cessna 172 parked on the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

THE CFI AND THE STUDENT PILOT DID A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND THEN PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD FROM ITS PARKING SPOT TO THE NORTH RAMP WITH THE NOSE POINTING EAST. THEY STARTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND WERE LISTENING TO THE ATIS WITH THE RPM SET AT 800 TO 1000. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE WITH A RIGHT TURNING TENDENCY. THE MOVEMENT WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ANOTHER CESSNA 172 PARKED ON THE RAMP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAThe 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.Feb 3, 2016 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N1955LCessna 172SAccident 20160203007362A · Substantial damage