# NTSB GAA16CA365: Cessna 172RG, N9318B, Stamford, TX, June 30, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 30, 2016, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Stamford, TX - Coordinates: 32.910556, -99.734169 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9106&lon=-99.7342&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93578 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA365 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93578/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93578 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA365 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi for departure. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: residence/building](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 58 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was taxiing the airplane parallel to the airport hangars. He reported that he planned to taxi to the run-up area for a planned departure, but the airplane's left wing struck the hangar door casing and spun the nose of the airplane counterclockwise into the hangar door. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and spar carry through. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was taxiing the airplane parallel to the airport hangars. He reported that he planned to taxi to the run-up area for a planned departure, but the airplane's left wing struck the hangar door casing and spun the nose of the airplane counterclockwise into the hangar door. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and spar carry through. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9318B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9318B), registered now, S/N 172RG0790 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172RG0790 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 7956 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 4, 2015 - Departed: TRL, Terrell, TX - Destination: TRL, Terrell, TX - Airport: F56, Arledge Field - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 21, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 420 total, 395 in this make and model, 420 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KDYS, 29 nm away ## 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 20160630013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160630013869A), Jun 30, 2016: Cessna 172RG, Stamford, TX, Substantial damage. On June 30, 2016 at APPROXIMATELY1600 CDT, N9318B, a Cessna 172RG was substantialy damaged while taxiing to runway for departure. Aircraft impacted a hangar… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 8, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93578. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40446254&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 287 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40446255&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.