# Incident 20230629009419I: Cessna 172M, Lakeville, MN, June 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2023, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6279° N, 93.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIRLAKE (LVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6279&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9880Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9880Q) (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: 30 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230629009419I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AFTER COMPLETING HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT BLOCKING THE RAMP ENTRANCE THAT HAD BEEN USED FOR ALL PREVIOUS FLIGHTS SO THE PIC CHOSE TO ENTER THE RAMP THROUGH AN UNFAMILIAR ENTRANCE WHICH REQUIRED TAXI BETWEEN A HANGAR AND A PARKED AIRCRAFT. WHILE WATCHING THE PARKED AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT WING TIP THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A HANGAR. DISTANCE BETWEEN PARKED AIRCRAFT AND HANGAR 45 FEET, INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WING SPAN 36 FEET. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED WING TIP, WING LEADING EDGE AND DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD WING RIB.

## Other reports on N9880Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19931024044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931024044119I), Oct 24, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9880Q), Hornell, NY, Minor damage. Approach runway at high speed to counter wind gusts and crosswind. Lost control. Slid down an embankment.
- [Incident 19780602041509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602041509I), Jun 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9880Q), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout.

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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