# Accident 20210727006919A: Cessna 172M, Farmingdale, NY, July 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2021, 17:40 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: YOQS
- Location: 40.7283° N, 73.4147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7283&lon=-73.4147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73334, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210727006919A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2140Z (1740L), A CESSNA 172, N73334, COLLIDED WITH FUEL TRUCK AT THE ECHO RAMP AREA. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED WHILE DRIVER WAS INSIDE THE TRUCK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT WHO INTENDED TO GO ON HIS 3RD LOCAL VFR SOLO FLIGHT. WHILE TAXING FOR DEPARTURE, N73334 COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT HAND REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK WITH ITS LEFT WING. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE LEFT RESULTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS BEING BENT, DAMAGE ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING AND UNDERNEATH OF THE WING CLOSE TO THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ERA21LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA306), Jul 27, 2021: Cessna 172 (N73334), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with a fuel truck while taxiing

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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