# Accident 20110406005719A: Cessna 172N, Snohomish, WA, April 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9047° N, 122.1025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9047&lon=-122.1025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N492SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 240 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406005719A

## Narrative

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

NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT DURING TAXI AFTER FLIGHT.  PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO TAXI ALTHOUGH HE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM.  DURING ATTEMPT TO PARK IN TAXI SPOT, HIT LEFT WING INTO HANGAR CORNER.

## 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 WPR11CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA191), Apr 6, 2011: Cessna 172N (N492SF), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hangar while taxiing.

## Other reports on N492SF (2)

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

- [Incident 20170411002499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170411002499I), Apr 11, 2017: Cessna 172N (N492SF), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Pilot in command was conducting a testing segment of the approved 141 training course while the pilot flying was conducting multiple landings at Paine Field.…
- [Accident 20060131002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060131002789A), Jan 31, 2006: Cessna 172N (N492SF), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot and instructor stated normal taxi and run up. Normal take off. During climb out lost power and instructor took over the control. Landed in a…

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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