What happened
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(.19) On August 5, 2002, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739GV, was substantially damaged when it impacted a hangar while taxiing at the Williamsport regional airport (ipt), Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the student pilot had flown with her instructor for half an hour, and received an endorsement for a local solo flight. After they landed, the flight instructor exited the airplane, and as the student pilot was taxiing to the runway for takeoff, the airplane impacted a hangar with its left wing. The student pilot reported to the inspector that due to recent construction at the airport, she had to make an immediate 180 degree turn in front of the fixed base operator (FBO) building. She had not practiced 180-turns while taxiing, and came "too close to the building" during the maneuver, contacting the building. Examination of the airplane by the inspector revealed substantial damage to the airplane's left main wing spar. Additionally, no mechanical deficiencies were observed with the airplane. Weather reported at ipt, at 1053, included wind from 280 degrees at 4 knots, and visibility 6 miles. (-23) airplane landed at kipt after .5 hour of training flight with instructor pilot. Aircraft taxied to FBO and instructor exited aircraft and went into FBO. Student pilot began taxi back to the runway from position in front of FBO, went @ 30 feet and struck cinder block hanger with left wing tip. The aircraft received substantial damage to the left wing tip, the left wing main spar and to the fuselage area above the rear aft window area. The student pilot was not injured. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2002, AT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739GV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A HANGAR WHILE TAXIING AT THE WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT (IPT), WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN WITH HER INSTRUCTOR FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT FOR A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER THEY LANDED, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRPLANE, AND AS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A HANGAR WITH ITS LEFT WING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED TO THE INSPECTOR THAT DUE TO RECENT CONSTRUCTION AT THE AIRPORT, SHE HAD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE 180 DEGREE TURN IN FRONT OF THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) BUILDING. SHE HAD NOT PRACTICED 180-TURNS WHILE TAXIING, AND CAME "TOO CLOSE TO THE BUILDING" DURING THE MANEUVER, CONTACTING THE BUILDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE INSPECTOR REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN WING SPAR. ADDITIONALLY, NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE OBSERVED WITH THE AIRPLANE. WEATHER REPORTED AT IPT, AT 1053, INCLUDED WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, AND VISIBILITY 6 MILES. (-23) AIRPLANE LANDED AT KIPT AFTER .5 HOUR OF TRAINING FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR PILOT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO FBO AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED AIRCRAFT AND WENT INTO FBO. STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TAXI BACK TO THE RUNWAY FROM POSITION IN FRONT OF FBO, WENT @ 30 FEET AND STRUCK CINDER BLOCK HANGER WITH LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR AND TO THE FUSELAGE AREA ABOVE THE REAR AFT WINDOW AREA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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