# Accident 20180603015242A: Cessna 172S, San Diego, CA, June 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2018, 14:07 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 32.8122° N, 117.1314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8122&lon=-117.1314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N786SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 834 in this make and model, 239 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603015242A

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 28R AT MONTGOMERY FIELD (MYF), PIC OF N786SA TAXIED TO THE HOLD LINE OF RUNWAY 28R, REMAINING ON THE TAXIWAY. A FLIGHT OF THREE BIPLANES WERE BEHIND HIM IN THE RUN-UP AREA. WHEN THE FLIGHT OF THREE BIPLANES WERE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, THE SECOND BIPLANE, N5762B, STRUCK THE CESSNA?S RIGHT WINGTIP AND AILERON WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE BIPLANE. THE AILERON OF N786SA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5762B, Great Lakes 2T-1A-2: [Accident 20180603007022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603007022A)

## 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 GAA18CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA319), Jun 3, 2018: Cessna 172 (N786SA), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The biplane pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stopped airplane.

## Other reports on N786SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20090605010029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090605010029I), Jun 5, 2009: Cessna 172S (N786SA), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot experienced nose tire failure on take off during first solo, attempted to maintain directional control, left main gear went off runway…

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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