Cessna 172P N9400L

Summary

On 29 March 2000 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9400L, operated by Albert Whitted Flying Club, was involved in an accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

29 March 2000 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Albert Whitted (SPG)

Coordinates

27.7698, -82.6305

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N9400L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Albert Whitted Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clearwater → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA00LA124

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance between the left wingtip and a hangar door resulting in the on-ground collision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after takeoff he flew to the Clearwater airport where he performed one full stop landing and taxied back then departed to return to the St. Petersburg airport where he performed one touch-and-go landing followed by a full-stop landing. While taxiing on a ramp following landing, he maneuvered the airplane to avoid a parked multiengine airplane that was off the right side of the airplane. While looking out the right side of the airplane, the left wing collided with a hangar door.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.