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FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Van Nuys, CA · May 7, 2024

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Date
May 7, 2024 · 10:00 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N537HF
Reported as
Cessna 172R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total225 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N537HFRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280891 · Built 2000Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC maneuvered aircraft into a congested run-up area misjudged the space between another aircraft and the blast fence area resulting in a "left-wing" collision with the airport run-up area blast fence. Left-wing tip cap, nav and strobe light assemblies damaged in the collision.

As the FAA filed it

PIC MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT INTO A CONGESTED RUN-UP AREA MISJUDGED THE SPACE BETWEEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND THE BLAST FENCE AREA RESULTING IN A "LEFT-WING" COLLISION WITH THE AIRPORT RUN-UP AREA BLAST FENCE. LEFT-WING TIP CAP, NAV AND STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES DAMAGED IN THE COLLISION.

Other reports on N537HF · 2

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

Incident 20221022016402IGround/Ramp/Ma · Van Nuys, CAReturning from an instruction flight, the student pilot of [privacy data omitted], was manuevering the aircraft to parking spot. In doing so, the left-hand wingtip of [privacy data omitted] impacted the turning propeller of [privacy data omitted], which was…Oct 22, 2022 · Minor damageAccident 20171130022239ALanding: Touchdown · Miami, FLOn November 30, 2017 around 2215 local time pilot and a passenger depart tamiami airport(ktmb) on a local flight for about 35 minutes. On his returned back to tamiami airport he report at 2250 local 10 miles east inbound for landing to the control tower.…Nov 30, 2017 · Substantial damage