# Accident 20020805021539A: Cessna 172N, Williamsport, PA, August 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2475° N, 76.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2475&lon=-76.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805021539A

## Narrative

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

(.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^

## 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 IAD02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA085), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Williamsport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a building while taxiing.

## Other reports on N739GV (2)

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

- [Accident 20240704015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704015509A), Jul 4, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Lockhaven, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A student pilot flew solo from williamsport airport (ipt) williamsport, PA. To lock haven airport (lhv) lock haven, PA. The student pilot possessed the…
- [Accident 19910523017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523017399A), May 23, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Canadensis, PA, Substantial damage. Landed on downhill short runway into wind. Tried to stop by swerving and hit trees. One way strip due to downhill.

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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