# Accident 20250830017702A: Cessna 172S, Farmingdale, NY, August 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2025, 09:04 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6185U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6185U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250830017702A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, THEY WERE PARKED AND RUNNING ON OPPOSING SIDES OF THE TAXI LANE IN THE ECHO RAMP AREA. N6185U RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE FROM FRG GROUND TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY AND PULLED OUT OF ITS SPOT. ACCORDING TO PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, THE CESSNA 172 WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE TAXI LANE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 A  N22998, PULLED OUT OF ECHO SPOT 47A AND TAXIED INTO THE CESSNA 172. N22998'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF THE N6185U, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N22998, Cessna 150H: no report for this aircraft; [N22998](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22998) is registered now

## 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 ERA25LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA331), Aug 30, 2025: Cessna 172 (N6185U), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cessna 150 pilot’s decision to taxi in front of an oncoming Cessna 172, which resulted in a ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the Cessna 150 pilot’s momentary distraction, which…

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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