# NTSB MIA02LA024: Cessna 172M, N1385U, Crystal River, FL, November 20, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 20, 2001, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Crystal River, FL - Coordinates: 28.849197, -82.669151 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8492&lon=-82.6692&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 5, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53818 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53818/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA024 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to keep a proper visual lookout and ensure proper clearance during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with vehicles. ## Analysis The pilot stated that while taxiing the aircraft it collided with vehicles that were parked on the side of the taxiway, and the collision resulted in damage to both wings, as well as the top of the fuselage, at the wing attach points. According to the pilot, prior to the collision, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or to any of the its systems. ## Factual narrative On November 20, 2001, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1385U, registered to, and operated by Crystal Aero Group, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided with vehicles while taxiing at Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The private-rated pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured, and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The pilot stated that after he had completed the flight, and while he was taxiing the aircraft, the right wing struck the extendable bucket on the back of a truck, which was parked on the side of the taxiway. The pilot said that the collision caused the aircraft to depart the taxiway to the right, and as it did so, the left wing then struck a parked van. The pilot said that the collision with both vehicles resulted in damage to both wings, as well as the top of the fuselage, at the wing attach points. According to the pilot, prior to the collision, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or to any of the its systems. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - vehicle - visual lookout - improper, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1385U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385U-2016-09-13), registration cancelled 2016-09-13, S/N 17267056, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17267056 - Airframe hours: 9107 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Crystal Aero Group - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 29, 2001, 33 hours before - Departed: CGC, Crystal River, FL - Airport: CGC, Crystal River Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review April 6, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 208 total, 199 in this make and model, 166 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BKV, 28 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 20011120037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120037269A), Nov 20, 2001: Cessna 172M, Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) On November 20, 2001, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1385U, registered to, and operated by Crystal aero group, as a title 14 CFR part… ## Other investigations on N1385U (2) 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 MIA97LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA128), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions and failure to properly flare the airplane for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty/quartering wind conditions, and the… - [NTSB MIA95LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA035), Nov 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL OUTLOOK DURING TAXIING. 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.