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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Delphi, IN · October 13, 2008

Date: October 13, 2008 · 10:10 local
Place: Delphi, IN
Airport: Delphi Municipal
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63366
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA017
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 64 total64 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N63366Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275426 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot landed solo at Delphi airport (1I9) to meet the examiner for his private pilot practical test. He could not find a place to park on the main ramp. The main ramp had aircraft parked on it, and aircraft were also parked on the grass adjacent to the ramp on the south and west edges. He decided to park on the pavement south of the ramp. He was on the west taxiway headed southbound and was looking out of the left side window to maintain clearance from a parked aircraft. He hit the right wing against a hangar, with the wingtip contacting the hangar about one foot from the edge of the building. The pilot had flown to 1I9 three days prior with his flight instructor and had taxied to the main ramp and was instructed that was where he was supposed to park and that the airport would not be busy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED SOLO AT DELPHI AIRPORT (1I9) TO MEET THE EXAMINER FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST. HE COULD NOT FIND A PLACE TO PARK ON THE MAIN RAMP. THE MAIN RAMP HAD AIRCRAFT PARKED ON IT, AND AIRCRAFT WERE ALSO PARKED ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RAMP ON THE SOUTH AND WEST EDGES. HE DECIDED TO PARK ON THE PAVEMENT SOUTH OF THE RAMP. HE WAS ON THE WEST TAXIWAY HEADED SOUTHBOUND AND WAS LOOKING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A PARKED AIRCRAFT. HE HIT THE RIGHT WING AGAINST A HANGAR, WITH THE WINGTIP CONTACTING THE HANGAR ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN TO 1I9 THREE DAYS PRIOR WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HAD TAXIED TO THE MAIN RAMP AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT WAS WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PARK AND THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD NOT BE BUSY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelphi, INThe student pilot's failure to maintain separation from a hangar building while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the hangar building.Oct 13, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63366 · 2

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

Incident 20260620006479ILanding: Rollout · Lafayette, INOn June 20, 2026, at approximently 19:00 local time, at the Purdue University Airport (laf), [privacy data omitted], a Cessna skyhawk (CE-172-P) was landing on runway 28. The pilot stated that the touchdown was left of runway centerline. The pilot stated that…Jun 20, 2026 · No damage Incident 19990129021209IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Chicago, ILWhile being marshalled to a parking spot, acft struck a fence with the right wingtip and the acft turned into a concrete curb in front of the fence. The prop struck the curb. Damage occurred to the propeller and right wingtip.Jan 29, 1999 · Minor damage