Cessna 172 N9480E

Summary

On 23 August 2016 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9480E was involved in an accident near Williamsport, 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

23 August 2016 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Williamsport Rgnl (IPT)

Coordinates

41.2433, -76.9247

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9480E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Williamsport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA447

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's distraction during taxi operations, which resulted in the airplane's left wing impacting a hangar.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that after he had landed he taxied to get fuel. He was waved around behind two parked airplanes. After he passed the first airplane, the left wing of the airplane impacted a hanger. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The student pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot reported that this accident could have been prevented if he had remained focused "on the task of taxiing the airplane, rather than looking at the person/parking spot".

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.