Cessna 172S N53564

Summary

On 6 February 2008 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N53564 was involved in an incident near Austin, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 February 2008 at 16:45

Classification

Incident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Austin Bergstrom International (AUS)

Coordinates

30.1900, -97.6686

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N53564

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while parked on the ramp with the engine running.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot/registered owner was standing on the ramp in his single-engine airplane with the engine running and the parking brake set. As the pilot was preparing to taxi, he dropped something on the floor. When he realized he could not reach the object, he moved his seat back so he could reach down to the floor. At that point, he felt motion and realized that he could not reach the brake pedals. Before the pilot could release his seatbelt and turn off the engine, the airplane struck two parked airplanes, resulting in minor damage to his airplane and one of the parked airplanes. However, the other parked airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, elevator, and horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.