- Date
- April 28, 2019
- Place
- Edwards Air Force Base, CA
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N106EDCessna 172
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 2020
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20190428003579A
- Case key
- 99491
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Probable cause
An undetermined event, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Findings · 1
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.
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.
Analysis
A member of the flight club reported that they noticed that the parked airplane's propeller was damaged. The airplane had been flown by numerous member pilots before the damage was found; however, they reported that they had no knowledge of the damage or when it occurred. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage.
Factual narrative
A member of the flight club reported that they noticed propeller damage to the parked airplane. The airplane was flown by numerous member pilots prior to the damage being found, however, none of them claimed responsibility for the damage. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The flight club representative did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N106ED
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S8486
- Built
- 2000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO360 SER A&C, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edwards Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Edwards Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown
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.
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 15, 2020, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 188 KB 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.
Other investigations on N106ED · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.