# Incident 20201219017782I: Cessna 152, Medford, NJ, December 19, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 158 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201219017782I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 ON 19 DECEMBER 2020.

PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS PREFLIGHT ON N49024, AND HAD REMOVED THE PROPANE HEATER WHICH WAS UTILIZED TO WARM THE ENGINE.

PILOT COMMENCED WITH THE ENGINE START,

AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE START, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT; EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE.

THE AIRCRAFT MOVED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET UNTIL IT IMPACTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N739ZH WHICH WAS SITTING STATIC ON THE RAMP.

BEFORE THE IMPACT, THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS SET TO 1000 RPM OR 1100 RPM AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED.

DAMAGE TO THE MOVING AIRCRAFT WAS A SHATTERED WIND SCREEN, LEFT LEADING EDGE HAD APPROXIMATE 8" DENT, ONE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE INDICATING IT HAD HIT A SOLID OBJECT.

DAMAGE TO THE STATIC AIRCRAFT WAS.

LEFT LEADING EDGE WING DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 10"

UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF WING STRUT DAMAGE FROM PROP STRIKE.

N49024 WAS INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS.

NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF N49024. AIRCRAFT LOGS WERE INSPECTED, ALL INSPECTIONS WERE UP TO DATE AND ALL APPLICABLE  AD'S  COMPLIED WITH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N739ZH, Cessna 172N: no report for this aircraft; [N739ZH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739ZH) is registered now

## Other reports on N49024 (4)

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

- [Incident 19950503015709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503015709I), May 3, 1995: Cessna 152 (N49024), Hammonton, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated he departed N14 for a local flight to N81. While landing on runway 3 at N81, after touch down, the aircraft became airborne again.…
- [Incident 19861011065569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861011065569I), Oct 11, 1986: Cessna 152 (N49024), Chicago, IL. Pilot attempted to land on runway 13R after being cleared to land on 22R. Tower directed a go around.
- [Incident 19850811058849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811058849I), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49024), Chicago, IL. Pilot told to report 5 mile final. Landed without a clearance. Frequency congestion a factor.
- [Accident 19830904047239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904047239A), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 152 (N49024), Frankfort, IL, Substantial damage. Landed at a crab angle. Ran off runway. A wing struck bordering tree while rolling on grass parallel to the runway.

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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