Cessna 172F N8713U

Summary

On 2 March 2013 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8713U, operated by Jeffery L Winters, was involved in an accident near Nampa, Idaho, 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

2 March 2013 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nampa, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Nampa Airport (MAN)

Coordinates

43.5814, -116.5231

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N8713U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffery L Winters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Nampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA139

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot of another airplane, who was taxiing with no intent for flight, to maintain proper visual lookout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While waiting in the run-up area to taxi onto the runway, the pilot of the Cessna heard a loud noise and felt his airplane move. He shut down the engine and, after getting out of the airplane, he observed that the left wing of a Piper had collided with the left side of the Cessna’s rudder and vertical stabilizer, tipping the vertical stabilizer to the right and twisting and buckling the fuselage. The pilot of the Piper reported that, while he was taxiing to get fuel with no intent for flight, he saw the tail of the Cessna directly in front of him. He applied right brake action and swiveled his airplane to avoid directly hitting the Cessna with the propeller. The pilot added that he had no idea why he was unable to see the Cessna in time to avoid the collision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.