# Accident 20170324006801A: Cessna 172M, Middle River, MD, March 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7M4S
- Location: 39.3256° N, 76.4139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3256&lon=-76.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13499-2019-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170324006801A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RUN-UP AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT SHE STRUCK SHE WAS TAXIING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SECTION OF RAMP USED TO RUN UP HAD A VEHICLE PARKED AND SHE MOVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID IT. SHE MOVED OVER FAR ENOUGH TO STRIKE THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT. SHE HIT THE PROPELLER OF THE FIRST, CAUSING A SCRATCH ON HER RIGHT WING STARTING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT AND AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE BACK FROM THERE. SHE STRUCK THE SECOND AIRPLANE ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR PILLAR AND DID CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE THERE, AS WELL AS TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE IMPACT WITH THE SECOND AIRPLANE CAUSED HER TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND STRIKE THE THIRD AIRPLANE WING STRUT WITH HER LEFT WING AND TURN LEFT TO WHERE HER PROPELLER HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THIRD AIRPLANES HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS REMANDED BACK TO HER INSTRUCTOR FOR FURTHER TRAINING BEFORE BEING PERMITTED FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 GAA17CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA205), Mar 24, 2017: Cessna 172 (N13499), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from other airplanes in the run-up area.

## Other reports on N13499 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840830071819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830071819I), Aug 30, 1984: Cessna 172M (N13499), Glen Burnie, MD, Minor damage. Flew through segment of control zone without contacting tower.

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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