# Incident 20241107017609I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Prescott, AZ, November 7, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2024, 06:38 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8F8S
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N679ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679ER) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241107017609I

## Narrative

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

PIC / CFI WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER PART 141.  PIC / CFI WAS ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXI AFTER DEICING PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED.  PIC / CFI OBSERVED A LACK OF STUDENT CONTROL INPUT/ TIMELINESS WHILE MANEUVERING OUT OF THE DEICING STATION.  PIC / CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETE THE TURN OF THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF PLACE.  IN THE PROCESS OF MANEUVERING, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST ADJACENT TO THE TAXI WAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND BUCKLING OF THE UPPER/ LOWER SURFACE OF THE WING.  PIC / CFI SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN PLACE AND CALLED OPERATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA032), Nov 7, 2024: Textron 172S (N679ER), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay.

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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