# NTSB CEN09CA017: Cessna 172P, N63366, Delphi, IN, October 13, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 13, 2008, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Delphi, IN - Coordinates: 40.542778, -86.681663 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5428&lon=-86.6817&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 69282 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69282/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA017 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain separation from a hangar building while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the hangar building. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Towing and taxiing: taxiing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: residence/building](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 58 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that the flight was conducted to meet with the examiner for a check ride. He stated that after arriving at the destination airport, while taxiing to a parking spot for the airplane, the right wing tip struck a hangar building. The pilot noted on his report that the right wing tip and wing spar were damaged. ## Factual narrative The student pilot reported that the flight was conducted to meet with the examiner for a check ride. He stated that after arriving at the destination airport, while taxiing to a parking spot for the airplane, the right wing tip struck a hangar building. The pilot noted on his report that the right wing tip and wing spar were damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N63366](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63366), registered now, S/N 17275426, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17275426 - Airframe hours: 11439 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Lafayette Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Lafayette Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 30, 2008 - Departed: LAF, Lafayette, IN - Destination: 1I9, Delphi, IN - Airport: 1I9, Delphi Municipal Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20081013851459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081013851459A), Oct 13, 2008: Cessna 172P, Delphi, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot landed solo at Delphi airport (1I9) to meet the examiner for his private pilot practical test. He could not find a place to park on the main… 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. 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