# Accident 20190330002219A: Cessna 172M, Ft. Myers, FL, March 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2019, 21:02 local time
- Place: Ft. Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5867° N, 81.8633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5867&lon=-81.8633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4335R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 117 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190330002219A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 30, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EDT AIRCRAFT N4335R, CESSNA 172M S/N 17263088 HAD LANDED AT PAGE FIELD IN FORT MYERS, FL (FMY). WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AT THE FBO RAMP THE PILOT DISREGARDED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE LINE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT WAS MARSHALING HIM TO PARKING. THE PILOT TAXIED THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A LIGHT POLE THAT BORDERED THE RAMP. THE IMPACT DENTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LH WING AT THE OUTERMOST RIBS. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IS DAMAGED THE AFT WING SPAR AT THE WING ROOT AND BUCKLED THE UPPER WING SKIN.

## 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 ERA19TA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA146), Mar 30, 2019: Cessna 172 (N4335R), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remain clear of a light pole 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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