Cessna 172P N172P

Summary

On 26 January 2002 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N172P, operated by Twin Composite Squandron, was involved in an accident near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 January 2002 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Doylestown (DYL)

Coordinates

40.3104, -75.1199

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N172P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Twin Composite Squandron

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD02LA029

Nobody was injured.

pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and a parked fuel truck while taxing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot had just landed after a solo flight and was taxing back to the fixed base operator when he attempted to pass a parked fuel truck. As he taxied passed the truck, the right wing clipped the truck's right rear view mirror. The airplane then pivoted to the right, and the spinner and propeller collided with the side of the truck. The student pilot reported a total of 27.9 flight hours in single-engine aircraft, of which 1.3 hours were solo. He also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. When asked how this accident could have been prevented, the student pilot said: "Moving more away from the truck and paying more attention to where the truck is."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.