# Incident 20190319001659I: Cessna 172R, Lakeland, FL, March 19, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103FV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103FV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190319001659I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING N103FV TO A SELF-SERVE FUEL STATION THE AIRMAN MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM A SIGN, AND HIT THE SIGN WITH THE AIRPLANE?S RIGHT WING, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN DID NOT INFORM ANYONE OF THIS INCIDENT, AND AFTERWARDS WENT FLYING WITH THE CFI.

## Other reports on N103FV (1)

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

- [Incident 20171213023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171213023019I), Dec 13, 2017: Cessna 172R (N103FV), Lakeland, FL, No damage. N103FV, C172, lal-lal, encountered a bird strike departing runway 27. Aircraft returned to lal and landed without incident. Damage: not reported. 12/13/2017…

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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