# Accident 20101213054219A: Cessna 172S, St Thomas, VI, December 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Thomas, VI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHSA
- Location: 18.3355° N, 64.8955° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3355&lon=-64.8955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1348L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 402 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101213054219A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 13, 2010 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FERNANDO L. COLON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT OF A CESSNA 172-S AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N1348L DEPARTED TJPJ-BEEF ISLAND TORTOLA TO (STT) ST. THOMAS AIRPORT, US VIRGIN ISLAND  AT 1230 LOCAL TIME.   THE PIC LANDED AND WAS TAXING TO FOREIGN ARRIVAL GATES.  THE PIC FAILED TO VISUALLY  SCAN FOR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND WAS FIXATED ON CORPORATE  AIRCRAFT AND NEVER DETECTED THE UNATTENDED WHITE LUGGAGE CART.  THE PIC COLLIDED INTO THE LUGGAGE CART, AND CAME TO A STOP,  RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA11LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA100), Dec 13, 2010: Cessna 172 (N1348L), St. Thomas, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing.

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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