# Accident 20010902039239A: Cessna 172P, Augusta, ME, September 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2001, 10:45 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3222° N, 69.7856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3222&lon=-69.7856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65057) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902039239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT IN VICINITY OF FUEL PUMPS. FAILED TO CONSIDER PROXIMITY OF LIGHT POLE. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK LIGHT POLE. PILOT WAS OBSERVED TO BE TAXIING AT EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.

## 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 IAD01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA104), Sep 2, 2001: Cessna 172P (N65057), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper distance from a sign post during taxi.

## Other reports on N65057 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900209002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900209002969A), Feb 9, 1990: Cessna 172P (N65057), Sunapee, NH, Substantial damage. Struck rough ice on frozen lake while flying low offshore taking pictures of a house. Aircraft cartwheeled.

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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