# Accident 20011120037269A: Cessna 172M, Crystal River, FL, November 20, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 20, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Crystal River, FL - Airport: Crystal River Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.8492° N, 82.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8492&lon=-82.6692&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1385U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385U-2016-09-13) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O360A4M - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 199 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA024) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120037269A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N1385U, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY CRYSTAL AERO GROUP, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH VEHICLES WHILE TAXIING AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT, CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE HAD COMPLETED THE FLIGHT, AND WHILE HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE EXTENDABLE BUCKET ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK, WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE COLLISION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND AS IT DID SO, THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK A PARKED VAN. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE COLLISION WITH BOTH VEHICLES RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, AS WELL AS THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE, AT THE WING ATTACH POINTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TO ANY OF THE ITS SYSTEMS. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED IN VMC CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 27 AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT, CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA, AT ABOUT 1500 LOCAL TIME. TAXIED ONTO PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND TAXIED TO THE WEST. AIRCRAFT PASSED ONE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND THEN COLLIDED WITH A SECOND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP, THAT WAS PARKED ONLY ONE FOOT FROM THE TAXIWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WAS SWUNG AROUND TO THE NORTH PASSING BETWEEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK AND A THIRD PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT 30 FEET TO THE WEST AND IMPACTED THAT VEHICLE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. ## 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 MIA02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA024), Nov 20, 2001: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to keep a proper visual lookout and ensure proper clearance during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with vehicles. ## Other reports on N1385U (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19970405005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405005219A), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. (.4)while inbound to land, the pilot was advised that the wind was from 150 degrees at 19 gusting 24 knots. He continued and was cleared to… - [Incident 19951019038509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019038509I), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 172P (N1385U), Gainsville, FL. Narrative: after take-off from runway 06, at gainesville, FL the aircraft departed to the west. About 8 miles west of gnv at 1500 feet MSL. The aircraft engine… - [Accident 19941123041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123041919A), Nov 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. During taxi failed to maintain vigilance. Right wing struck a parked truck. - [Incident 19820826047099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826047099I), Aug 26, 1982: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Aberdeen, MS. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed safely in a field. Misjudged fuel range. 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. 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