# NTSB NYC05LA123: Cessna 172P, N9344L, Islip, NY, May 17, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 17, 2005, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Islip, NY
- Coordinates: 40.795276, -73.10028
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7953&lon=-73.1003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62047/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=62047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA123

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle while taxiing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

As the pilot taxied from his parking spot, he made a left 90-degree turn, onto a taxiway.  As the turn was completed, the airplane's right wing struck a parked vehicle.

## Factual narrative

On May 17, 2005, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N9344L, operated by the Civil Air Patrol, was substantially damaged when it struck a vehicle while taxiing at the Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to the Civil Air Patrol, as the pilot taxied from his parking spot, he made a left 90-degree turn, onto a taxiway.  As the turn was completed, the airplane's right wing struck a parked vehicle.

The pilot failed to respond to several requests made by the Safety Board, for his statement regarding the accident.

Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9344L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9344L), registered now, S/N 17276543, built 1986 (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: 17276543
- Airframe hours: 4624
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2005, 20 hours before
- Departed: ISP, Islip, NY
- Destination: ISP
- Airport: ISP, Long Island MacArthur Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 292 total, 27 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: ISP

## 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 20050517032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517032959A), May 17, 2005: Cessna 172P, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1830 local time, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was pilot in command of Cessna CE-172-P, N9344L, serial #17276543,…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 4, 2005, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=62047. 248 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 225 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455664&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- CAP Statement (item 2, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40240648&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CAP%20Statement-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.

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