# Incident 20200907013759I: Cessna 182Q, Palm Beach, FL, September 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2020, 11:05 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907013759I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/07/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL TIME RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER OF AND INCIDENT INVOLVING A CESSNA C182 REGISTERED N735VS  WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK ON RAMP. PILOT IN COMMAND PROVIDED A SIGNED STATEMENT RELATIVE TO THIS INCIDENT. PILOT STATED HE CALLED FOR CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO 10R VIA R-3. WHILE TAXIING HE SELECTED TOWER FREQUENCY TO 119.1 AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE RADIO AND STARTED A SLOW TURN INSIDE THE PARKING APRON TO R-3. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OUTER WING  MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N735VS (1)

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

- [Accident 19790606010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606010839A), Jun 6, 1979: Cessna 182Q (N735VS), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot inaverdently taxied down perimeter road. Struck sign post. ATC failed to alert pilot.

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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