# Accident 20020306038759A: Cessna 172M, Kissimmee, FL, March 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2002, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2942° N, 81.4397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2942&lon=-81.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1446V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1446V-2010-05-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306038759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 2300HRS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WHILE TAXIING THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A STRUCTURE.

## 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 MIA02LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA180), Mar 7, 2002: Cessna 172M (N1446V), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper clearance while taxing the airplane which resulted in the left wing tip colliding with an object and damage to the airplane. A related factor was night…

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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