# Accident 20210721011339A: Cessna 172S, Brooksville, FL, July 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2021, 20:15 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4746° N, 82.4420° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4746&lon=-82.4420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721011339A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 EST, N472SP, A CESSNA C-172-S, S/N 172S8017, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR ON THE RAMP WHILE TAXING AT BROOKSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (BKV) IN BROOKSVILLE, FLA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, NO ONE WAS INJURED.  THE FLIGHT HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA21LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA302), Jul 22, 2021: Cessna 172 (N472SP), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate distance between the airplane and hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.

## Other reports on N472SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20170418004439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418004439I), Apr 18, 2017: Cessna 172S (N472SP), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a bird on approach into bkv and landed without incident. Maintenance cleaned the bird's remains from the right wing leading edge and inspection…

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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