# Accident 20160708013909A: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, July 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8114° N, 117.1381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8114&lon=-117.1381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9488G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9488G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 270 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160708013909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SET TO GO TO PASADENA TO A MEETING AT 1900PDT. PILOT ARRIVED AT GIBBS SERVICE IN MONTGOMERY FIELD, WHERE HE CHECKED THE WEATHER AND FOR ANY SQUAWKS ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE RAMP TO PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT. DURING PREFLIGHT HE SAW THE FUEL TRUCK IN THE NO-MOVEMENT AREA. HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI CLEARANCE TO THE ACTIVE FOR A NW DEPARTURE. PILOT TAXIED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT INTO THE TAXI CENTERLINE. WHILE TAXING AND LISTENING TO GROUND CONTROL, THE PILOT FELT A HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT. AFTER THE HIT, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, SECURED AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND INJURIES. PILOT WAITED FOR AIRPORT OPS, AND NOTIFIED THE OWNER OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO SIGHT OF THE FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXING OUT.

## 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 GAA16CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA371), Jul 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N9488G), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness while taxiing, which resulted in an impact with a stationary fuel truck.

## Other reports on N9488G (1)

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

- [Incident 20210310005659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210310005659I), Mar 10, 2021: Cessna 172N (N9488G), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was performing takeoff and landing practice on runway 28L. During the ground roll of a touch and go the pilot applied full power and lost control of…

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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