# NTSB Accident LAX04LA027
> **Piper PA 28-161** · 2003-10-25 · San Diego, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA027
- **Event ID:** 20040108X00035
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-25
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.815555, -117.139442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 28-161
- **Registration:** N39494
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's inadvertent application of the rudder pedals rather than the brakes, which resulted in the on ground collision with the Cessna 172R.

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