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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Decatur, IL · June 18, 2000

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Date
June 18, 2000 · 17:15 local
Place
Decatur, IL
Airport
Decatur
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6557H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA168
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total63 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N6557HRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17265487 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 06/18/2000 at approx. 5:20 p.m. CDT the student pilot taxied out to the runway to practice touch and go landings. Upon run-up, the pilot in command and sole occupant thought he heard the engine make a unusual noise. The pilot then taxied back to the hangar ramp (90 feet wide). Enroute to the hangar he met another aircraft taxing in the opposite direction. The other aircraft was on the east side of the ramp so the student turned to the left (west) to avoid the oncoming aircraft. While watching the other aircraft to assure clearance, his left wing struck the corner of a "t" hangar, resulting ina substantial damage to the left wing. There was minor damage to the hangar. The pilot did not suffer any injuries. (.19) on June 18, 2000, at 1720 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N6557H, operated by a student pilot collided with a t-hangar while taxiing on the ramp at the Decatur Airport, Decatur, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. (.4) the student pilot was taxing from the runway to the south ramp when the accident occurred. The accident airplane was traveling north on a taxi line and another airplane was taxing to the south on the same line. The accident pilot stated that when it looked as is the other airplane wasn't going to stop, he moved off the line to give way. The pilot stated his left wing contacted the t-hangar as he was looking at and trying to maintain clearance with the other airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/18/2000 AT APPROX. 5:20 P.M. CDT THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED OUT TO THE RUNWAY TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. UPON RUN-UP, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT THOUGHT HE HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE A UNUSUAL NOISE. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR RAMP (90 FEET WIDE). ENROUTE TO THE HANGAR HE MET ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAMP SO THE STUDENT TURNED TO THE LEFT (WEST) TO AVOID THE ONCOMING AIRCRAFT. WHILE WATCHING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO ASSURE CLEARANCE, HIS LEFT WING STRUCK THE CORNER OF A "T" HANGAR, RESULTING INA SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR. THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. (.19) ON JUNE 18, 2000, AT 1720 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N6557H, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH A T-HANGAR WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP AT THE DECATUR AIRPORT, DECATUR, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH RAMP WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON A TAXI LINE AND ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS TAXING TO THE SOUTH ON THE SAME LINE. THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHEN IT LOOKED AS IS THE OTHER AIRPLANE WASN'T GOING TO STOP, HE MOVED OFF THE LINE TO GIVE WAY. THE PILOT STATED HIS LEFT WING CONTACTED THE T-HANGAR AS HE WAS LOOKING AT AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE OTHER AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDecatur, ILthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the T-hangar while taxiing. A Factor associated with the accident was the pilot's attention was diverted to an other airplane which was taxiing on the same taxi line in the opposite direction.Jun 18, 2000 · Substantial damage