# Incident 20190727008061I: Cessna 172M, Gaithersburg, MD, July 27, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13796, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13796) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 690 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727008061I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON TAXI WAY. AS HE WAS TAXIING PAST AN INTERSECTION (A3), N13796 AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N38657.

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## 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 GAA19CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA468), Jul 27, 2019: Cessna 172 (N13796), Gaithersburg, MD, minor damage. Probable cause: The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the airplane while taxiing.

## Other reports on N13796 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910719033969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719033969I), Jul 19, 1991: Cessna 172M (N13796), Greenville, PA, Minor damage. Hard landing. Pilot added power and lowered nose first. Landed on nose wheel.
- [Incident 19810723054709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723054709I), Jul 23, 1981: Cessna 172M (N13796), Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. 18 Inches of the propeller blade separated in flight.

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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