Cessna 172P N216AF
14 August 2011 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N216AF, operated by Armed Forces Aero Club Inc, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery Field Airport (MYF)
- Coordinates
- 32.8094, -117.1369
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N216AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Armed Forces Aero Club Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA376
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After landing, the student pilot was cleared to taxi to the ramp area at his flight school. The student pilot stated that he observed the fuel truck and misjudged the clearance. The left wing tip hit the parked fuel truck's ladder and the airplane pivoted to the left, where the leading edge of the wing struck the fuel truck. The damage to the airplane consisted of substantial structural damage to the left wing’s leading edge.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
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| 8 Jun 2011 | Cessna 172P | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Cessna 172M | Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States | Titusville Aeroclub Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Welch, West Virginia, United States | Samuel Hazzard, Jr | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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