# Incident 20210521009872I: Cessna 172S, Sanford, NC, May 21, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2021, 00:30 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 410 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210521009872I

## Narrative

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

TWO AIRCRAFT FROM WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY WERE CONDUCTING PART 61 FLIGHT TRAINING AND WERE ON LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS THAT ORIGINATED AT THEIR FLIGHT SCHOOL AND WERE INTENDED TO HAVE SEVERAL STOPS IN NC.  THE AIRCRAFT LADED AT KTTA FOR A FUEL STOP.  N94WA HAD COMPLETED FUELING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PAYING WHEN N505LP TAXIIED IN BEHIND N94WA.  THE PILOT OF N505LP SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.  THE PILOT OF N505LP TURNED HIS FOCUS INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDALS.  N505LD TAXIIED INTO N94WA CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF N94WA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N94WA, Piper PA-28-181: no report for this aircraft; [N94WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94WA) is registered now

## Other reports on N505LP (2)

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

- [Accident 20250821011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250821011479A), Aug 21, 2025: Cessna 172S (N505LP), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. During a training flight on August 21, 2025, a flight instructor and student pilot encountered control interference issues while landing on runway 32 at kgai,…
- [Accident 20201222017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201222017339A), Dec 22, 2020: Cessna 172S (N505LP), Brandy Station, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land the aircraft in a 25 knot crosswind. While in the roundout, a gust of wind hit the aircraft and the pilot was unable to react. The…

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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