# Accident 20191031020522A: Cessna 172S, Honolulu, HI, October 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3131° N, 157.9253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3131&lon=-157.9253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191031020522A

## Narrative

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

GROUND COLLISION BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT N274MM WAS STOPPED ON TAXIWAY C AND SECOND IN IN LINE AT HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 26R.  AIRCRAFT N926FE TAXIED INTO BACK OF N274MM.  N274MM WAS ON CENTERLINE OF TAXIWAY AND N926FE WAS OFF TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB AND ELEVATOR.  N926FE CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL RING WING STRUT IMPACTED RUDDER AND VERTICAL STAB OF N274MM.  THE SPINNER OF N926FE ALSO CONTACTED THE LEFT WING OF N274MM AND DAMAGED THE LEFT AILERON AND LEFT FLAP.  BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SHUT DOWN AT THE SITE AND REMAINED UNTIL FIRE, LEO, AND FAA PERSONNEL ARRIVED.  NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF EITHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N926FE, Cessna 208B: [Accident 20191031022242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191031022242A)

## 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 ANC20LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA003), Oct 31, 2019: Cessna 172 (N274MM), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the Cessna's failure to set the parking brake before diverting his attention inside the airplane, which resulted in his airplane colliding with the airplane ahead of it on the taxiway.

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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