# Accident 20230427005422A: Cessna 172M, Orlando, FL, April 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2023, 07:40 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61859, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61859) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230427005422A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED TO CERTIFICATED PILOT, WHO HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE. PILOT THEN ASKED NON-CERTIFICATED FLIGHT SCHOOL EMPLOYEE FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE PILOT WAS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, EMPLOYEE MANAGED TO START THE ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT WITH A 1985 CESSNA 182, SERIAL NUMBER R18202020, REGISTERED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT B CONSISTS OF SERRATED RIGHT WING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO IT'S FUSELAGE, RENDERING IT BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6429T, Cessna R182: no report for this aircraft in the release

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N61859 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240816010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240816010959A), Aug 16, 2024: Cessna 172M (N61859), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Tower report: The aircraft was a full stop, bounced upon landing, appeared to over correct and veered into the ditch. The pilot called the tower on 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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