# Incident 20190511004359I: Cessna 172P, Hartford, CT, May 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2019, 13:20 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9344L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9344L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 188 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190511004359I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/11/2019, AT HARTFORD BRAINARD  AIRPORT (HFD), A CESSNA 172P, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9344L , SERIAL NUMBER 17276543, STRUCK THE TOP OF A FUEL TRUCK WHILE POSITIONING INTO THE JET CENTER TIE DOWN AREA AFTER LANDING. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A DENT TO THE LEFT HAND WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE AREA AND SCRATCHES TO THE LEFT HAND WING TIP. THE JET CENTER FUEL TRUCK (A3) INCURRED SCRATCHES TO THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N9344L (1)

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

- [Accident 20050517032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517032959A), May 17, 2005: Cessna 172P (N9344L), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1830 local time, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was pilot in command of Cessna CE-172-P, N9344L, serial #17276543,…

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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