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March 21, 2019 · Cessna 172 M · N20521

Hollywood, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 21, 2019
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
Hollywood, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 172 M (1973)
Tail Number
N20521
Operator
Atlantis Flight Academy
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
GAA19CA190

The student pilot reported that, after landing, she and the flight instructor requested to taxi back to the runway for traffic pattern practice. They were instructed to taxi to the runway at a taxiway intersection. They complied and lined up behind another aircraft holding short of the runway. She added that, while stopped and waiting for a takeoff clearance, she felt the airplane shake. She turned around and saw that another airplane had struck their airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder. The solo student pilot in the other airplane reported that, after landing, during taxi from the runway to parking, he saw an airplane holding short of the runway at a taxiway intersection. He thought there was enough clearance to taxi around the airplane, but his airplane's left wing struck the stopped airplane. The stopped airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The student pilot of the stopped airplane and the flight school manager for the taxiing airplane reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with either of the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the stopped airplane while attempting to taxi around it.

Full Narrative

The student pilot reported that, after landing, she and the flight instructor requested to taxi back to the runway for traffic pattern practice. They were instructed to taxi to the runway at a taxiway intersection. They complied and lined up behind another aircraft holding short of the runway. She added that, while stopped and waiting for a takeoff clearance, she felt the airplane shake. She turned around and saw that another airplane struck their vertical stabilizer and rudder. The solo student pilot reported that, after landing, during taxi from the runway to parking, he saw an airplane holding short of the runway at a taxiway intersection. He thought there was enough clearance to taxi around the airplane, but his left wing struck the stopped airplane. The stopped airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The student pilot of the stopped airplane and the flight school manager for the taxiing airplane reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with either of the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:00 EDT
Nearest AirportNorth Perry (0nm S)
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172 M
Tail NumberN20521
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageMinor
OperatorAtlantis Flight Academy
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320-E2D · Reciprocating · 150 | Continental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 19 · Third Class · None
Crew 2Age 26 · Third Class · None
Crew 3Age 70 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 10 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point63 F
Altimeter30.02 inHg
Observation Time14:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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