# NTSB MIA02LA180: Cessna 172M, N1446V, Kissimmee, FL, March 7, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 6, 2002, 23:00 local (Mar 7, 2002, 04:00 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.294166, -81.43972 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2942&lon=-81.4397&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58466 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA180 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58466/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=58466 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA180 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain the proper clearance while taxing the airplane which resulted in the left wing tip colliding with an object and damage to the airplane. A related factor was night conditions. ## 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 - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - light condition - night - object - airport facility ## Analysis The pilot stated that after landing on runway 06 at Kissimmee, Florida, he was taxiing the airplane to the Marathon fixed-base operator, and the left wing tip collided with an unmarked and unlit brick structure, which was located at the edge of taxiway C. The impact damaged the airplane's fuselage and left wing. ## Factual narrative On March 6, 2002, about 2300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1446V, registered to Airtech Inc., and operated by Palm Beach Flight Training Inc., as a Title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, impacted a structure while taxiing at Kissimmee, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Lantana, Florida, the same day, about 2230. The pilot, an Irish citizen, stated in a report to the operator of the airplane that after landing on runway 06 at Kissimmee, Florida, he was taxiing the airplane to the Marathon fixed-base operator, and the left wing tip collided with an unmarked and unlit brick structure, which was located at the edge of taxiway C. The impact damaged the airplane's fuselage and left wing. This accident was initially reported to the NTSB by the Kissimmee Airport Manager on October 10, 2003. After the NTSB initiated an investigation, the accident was subsequently reported by the operator on October 30, 2003. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1446V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1446V-2010-05-13), registration cancelled 2010-05-13, S/N 17263583, built 1974 (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: L-38587-27A - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Palm Beach Flight Training Inc., - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: LNA, Lantana, FL - Destination: ISM, Kissimmee, FL - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 16, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 50° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.29 inHg - Observed at: ORL ## 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 20020306038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306038759A), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 172M, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 6, 2002 approximately 2300HRS the aircraft landed and while taxiing the left wing impacted a structure. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 9, 2004, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=58466. 863 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 534 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392700&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Other Pertinent Forms and Reports: Report on Postaccident Repairs (item 2, .PDF, 329 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392701&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports%3A%20Report%20on%20Postaccident%20Repairs-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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