# Accident 20221215023202A: Cessna 182P, Denton, TX, December 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2006° N, 97.1942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2006&lon=-97.1942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21462, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21462) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215023202A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PARKED AT THE RUN-UP AREA FOR DTO 36 WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE RIGHT WING TIP OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BENDING THE STABILLIZER 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N221MF, Cessna 172M: no report for this aircraft; [N221MF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221MF) is registered now

## 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 CEN23LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA065), Dec 15, 2022: Cessna 182 (N21462), Denton, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxing in the run-up area.

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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