# NTSB ERA26LA248: Cessna 172, N413AA, Brooksville, FL, June 23, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 23, 2026, 08:57 local (12:57 UTC)
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Coordinates: 28.474038, -82.446459 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4740&lon=-82.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA248
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203249/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA248

## Probable cause (aircraft 1)

The student pilot’s failure to ensure clearance while taxiing, which resulted in contact with another airplane that was performing an engine run-up.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)
- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis (aircraft 1)

The student pilot was taxiing airplane for departure and stated that he misjudged his airplane’s wingspan while attempting to pass another airplane that was performing a run-up. The right wing of the taxiing airplane struck the trailing edge and left wing of the stationary airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron of the stationary airplane. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N413AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413AA), registered now, S/N 172S8413, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (registry code 41881, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S8413
- Year built: 2000
- Airframe hours: 6972.6
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: American Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: American Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 18, 2026, 50 hours before
- Airport: BKV, Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9417Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9417Z), registered now, S/N 17280265, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (R)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17280265
- Year built: 1997
- Airframe hours: 11059
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: American Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: American Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 22, 2026, 5 hours before
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N413AA; age 23; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 31, 2025; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 730 total, 660 in this make and model, 640 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours
- Student pilot, aircraft N413AA; age 44; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 177 total, 177 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days
- Student pilot, aircraft N9417Z; age 18; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 22, 2026; seat: left; restraint: none; flight hours: 19 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: BKV
- METAR: METAR KBKV 231253Z 25005KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP216 T02940261

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260623009912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260623009912A), Jun 23, 2026: Cessna 172S, Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft #1 was struck from behind by aircraft #2 while performing pretaxi checklist.
- [Incident 20260623008462I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260623008462I), Jun 23, 2026: Cessna 172R, Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft #1 struck aircraft # 2 from behind while taxing

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203249. 3.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (N9417Z) (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20686953&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N9417Z%206120.1%20(SP%20Solo)_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (N413AA) (item 2, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20687095&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Form%20(DONE)%20(IP%20and%20SP)_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 377 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20687691&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ERA26LA248-Rel.pdf

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.

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