Cessna 172 N536ND
8 January 2020 · Palm Coast, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 2020 at about 12:47 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N536ND, operated by Phoenix East Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near Palm Coast, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Coast, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flagler Executive (FIN)
- Coordinates
- 29.4653, -81.2078
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N536ND
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2009
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Coast → Palm Coast
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA140
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to allow adequate separation when passing the parked airplane, which resulted in a ground collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A student pilot was taxiing his airplane into the runup area at what he thought was a safe distance from another airplane that was performing a runup. The moving airplane's left wing contacted the stationary airplane's propeller, resulting in substantial damage to the moving airplane's left wing. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 S | N536ND | Phoenix East Aviation, LLC | Substantial |
| Cessna 172 S | N550ND | Phoenix East Aviation, LLC | Minor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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