# Incident 20231127018889I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Palm Coast, FL, November 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Exec
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 40 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/20231127018889I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AREA AFTER A SOLO.  HE IDENTIFIED A FUEL PUMP ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, FIXATED ON IT, AND FAILED TO IDENTIFY A PARKED TRAILER ON THE PORT SIDE, CAUSING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TRAILER.  MINOR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE IMPACT.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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