Cessna 172 N536ND and Cessna 172 N550ND accident near Palm Coast, Florida

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to allow adequate separation when passing the parked airplane, which resulted in a ground collision.

NTSB analysis

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.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA20CA140 for the full record.