- Date
- August 30, 2025, 09:03 local (13:03 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY · On Echo Ramp (Non-Movement Area)
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Defining events
- Taxi-to runway: Ground collisionTaxi-to runway: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 2026
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20250830017702A
- Case key
- 200940
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 delayed his recognition of the impending collision.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N22998 · Cessna 150
N6185U · Cessna 172
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N22998 · Cessna 150
N6185U · Cessna 172
Analysis
After receiving taxi instructions from ground control, the Cessna 172, operated by the student pilot, with a flight instructor began taxiing from the tiedown location for departure. About the same time, the pilot of a nearby Cessna 150, also with intention for flight, observed the Cessna 172 taxiing toward his position and, believing the airplane had slowed to allow him to enter the taxiway, pulled forward from his tiedown location. Both airplanes were operating within a non-movement area where air traffic control clearance was not required. The Cessna 150 pilot reported that after moving forward, he briefly glanced at his instruments, which momentarily diverted his attention. When he looked up, he observed the Cessna 172 continuing to taxi toward him and attempted evasive maneuvers, but was unable to avoid a collision. The flight instructor of the Cessna 172 reported that while taxiing, the Cessna 150 pulled out of its parking position unexpectedly and without warning, directly into their path. He applied the brakes; however, the propeller of the Cessna 150 contacted the right wing of the Cessna 172, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing spar. The Cessna 172 flight instructor and the Cessna 150 pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N22998
- Reported as
- Cessna 150 (H)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068670
- Built
- 1968
- Airframe hours
- 6,502
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-200 SERIES, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Busy Bees Airways Corp
- Registered owner
- Busy Bees Airways Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 2024
- Destination
- KVAY · Mount Holly, NY
- Airport
- FRG · Farmingdale Republic Airport
- Equipment
- Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6185U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S10719
- Built
- 2008
- Airframe hours
- 11,352
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Academy of Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 2025 · 93 hours before
- Equipment
- Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 3
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N22998
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 7, 2025
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,625 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Student pilot, aircraft N6185U
- Age
- 30
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 67 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Flight instructor, aircraft N6185U
- Age
- 30
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 25, 2024
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 656 total · 656 in this make and model · 567 as pilot in command · 176 in the last 90 days · 74 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- FRG
- METAR
- KFRG 301253Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01780094
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2026, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 13.5 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.