# Incident 20210406001322I: Cessna 172S, Phoenix, AZ, April 6, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2021, 07:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406001322I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/6/2021, AT ABOUT 0710 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, N678WW AND N172FK WERE DAMAGED FROM A COLLISION AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY C & C12. AT RAMP 3, N678WW WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO RWY 25L AT C11 VIA D AND D11. ON THE WAY TO THE RUNWAY, HE WAS OFFERED WITH FULL-LENGTH DEPARTURE AT C13 VIA THE EAST ROUTE FROM THE GROUND CONTROLLER AND HE ACCEPTED THE NEW INSTRUCTION. WHILE HE WAS TAXING TO C13 ON TAXIWAY C, N172FK WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 25L AT C12 FOR IFR RELEASE. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI BEHIND/AROUND AND HIS LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH N172FK?S VERTICAL STABILIZER. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE ON N678WW.  N172FK SUSTAINED DAMAGED ON ITS RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N172FK, Cessna 172S: no report for this aircraft; [N172FK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172FK) is registered now

## Other reports on N678WW (1)

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

- [Incident 20150105000269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150105000269I), Jan 5, 2015: Cessna 172S (N678WW), Glendale, AZ, No damage. Instructor noticed white smoke coming from under the right side of the instrument panel. The smoke lasted for about 45-60 seconds in duration. Instructor…

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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