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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Long Beach, CA · August 1, 2023

Date: August 1, 2023 · 16:40 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach (Daugherty Fld)
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46393
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA298
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,036 total197 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N46393Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15283042 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

CFI and student started the plane. CFI stated their feet were on the brakes. CFI told student to release the parking brake. As he released the parking brake, the student asked CFI to help him with the headset plugs. CFI and student pilot both looked down to address the issue. With their attention diverted they inadvertenatly released pressure on the brakes. Subsequentally, the aircraft (C152) began to move forward impacting another aircraft's (C172) right wing with their propeller.

As the FAA filed it

CFI AND STUDENT STARTED THE PLANE. CFI STATED THEIR FEET WERE ON THE BRAKES. CFI TOLD STUDENT TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE. AS HE RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE STUDENT ASKED CFI TO HELP HIM WITH THE HEADSET PLUGS. CFI AND STUDENT PILOT BOTH LOOKED DOWN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WITH THEIR ATTENTION DIVERTED THEY INADVERTENATLY RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTALLY, THE AIRCRAFT (C152) BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD IMPACTING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT'S (C172) RIGHT WING WITH THEIR PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA298Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLong Beach, CAThe flight instructor’s inattention during ground operations, which resulted in unintentional movement of the airplane and ground collision with another airplane.Aug 1, 2023 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N65537Cessna 172SNo report for this aircraft in the release