# Accident 20000618036379A: Cessna 172M, Decatur, IL, June 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8501° N, 88.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8501&lon=-88.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6557H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6557H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 63 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618036379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA168), Jun 18, 2000: Cessna 172M (N6557H), Decatur, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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