20180114001601I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fairfield, NJ · January 14, 2018

Date: January 14, 2018 · 11:36 local
Place: Fairfield, NJ
Airport: Essex County
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 2F5S
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N50906
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 89 total89 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N50906Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274232 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 1/14/2018, at 11:36 am local time, N50906 taxied into another parked aircraft, N8350R on the ramp at kcdw. Both aircraft belong to fischer aviation, inc. flight school. When interviewed, the PIC of N50906 stated that the aircraft must have slipped out of the parking brake while his head was down troubleshooting a radio issue. N50906 made an uncommanded/uncontrolled taxi for approximately 75 feet before impacting N8350R.

N50906: extensive propeller damage and additional damage to leading edge of right wing.

N8350R: extensive damage to right wing where spinning propeller made contact.

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/14/2018, AT 11:36 AM LOCAL TIME, N50906 TAXIED INTO ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT, N8350R ON THE RAMP AT KCDW. BOTH AIRCRAFT BELONG TO FISCHER AVIATION, INC. FLIGHT SCHOOL. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PIC OF N50906 STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MUST HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE HIS HEAD WAS DOWN TROUBLESHOOTING A RADIO ISSUE. N50906 MADE AN UNCOMMANDED/UNCONTROLLED TAXI FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING N8350R.

N50906: EXTENSIVE PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING.

N8350R: EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING WHERE SPINNING PROPELLER MADE CONTACT.