# Accident 19971105039919A: Cessna 172P, San Diego, CA, November 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8010° N, 117.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8010&lon=-117.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98483, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98483-2010-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971105039919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING TO PARK HAD OPPOSITE TRAFFIC. WING HIT CORNER OF HANGAR WHILE AVOIDING OTHER AIARCRAFT. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 5, 1997, AT 1230 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N98483, STRUCK A HANGAR WITH IT'S RIGHT WING WHILE TAXIING IN FROM LANDING AT MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY AMERICAN FLYERS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING HE RECEIVED GROUND CLEARANCE TO TAXI BACK TO HIS PARKING SPOT.  HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING, HE ENTERED INTO A PORTION OF THE TAXIWAY THAT IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TOWER, AND ALSO ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIING IN HIS DIRECTION.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE MANEUVERING TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A WHEEL CHOCK, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORNER OF A HANGAR.  HE STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS AT A SLOW TAXI, BUT THAT HE WAS USING THE LEFT BRAKE TO PIVOT THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA030), Nov 5, 1997: Cessna 172P (N98483), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a hangar while taxiing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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