# Accident 20160803013119A: Cessna 172N, Everett, WA, August 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2016, 21:15 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Paine Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9025° N, 122.2831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9025&lon=-122.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4801D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801D-2019-03-18) (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: 415 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160803013119A

## Narrative

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

A/C FLEW FROM RNT TO PAE, UPON LANDING PILOT EXITED RUNWAY AT A-3 OR A-4 ( DOES NOT REMEMBER) MOVED INTO TAXI AREA, MISSED TURN OFF, MOVED INTO A HANGER AREA, AT END OF THE HANGER TURNED LEFT TO GO TO ANOTHER AREA, CLIPPED LEFT WING INTO DOOR AT THE EDGE OF HANGER BUILDING #38. AFTER HITTING CONTINUED TO TAXI TO HIS PARKING AREA AND AT THAT TIME SHUT DOWN AND EXITED THE A/C. WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT ABOUT 2 FEET FROM FUSELAGE WITH BUCKLING OF WING AND SMALL CRACK IN REAR WING SPAR

## 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 GAA16CA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA417), Aug 4, 2016: Cessna 172 (N4801D), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the building door, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.

## Other reports on N4801D (1)

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

- [Accident 20171208022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171208022839A), Dec 8, 2017: Cessna 172N (N4801D), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was conducting touch and go landings at paine field on runway 16L. Pilot landed and applied more power to take off again, once the aircraft left the…

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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