# Incident 20160323002729I: Cessna 172S, Venice, FL, March 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2016, 23:00 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1242B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1242B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 124 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323002729I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS SITTING IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, PREPARING TO TAXI.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED ON THE RAMP NEAR THE HANGAR.  THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD THE BRAKES ADEQUATELY.  WHILE DISTRACTED, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE  AIRCRAFT TO ROLL AND COLLIDE WITH TWO PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1242B (1)

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

- [Incident 20210208001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210208001169I), Feb 8, 2021: Cessna 172S (N1242B), Lawn, PA, Destroyed. Cessna 172 aircraft enroute from kipt to klns expirienced a loss of engine power. Pilot completed an emergency landing on I-76 westbound near mile marker 258.…

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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