Cessna 172M N221MF
15 December 2022 · Denton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2022 at about 10:56 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N221MF, operated by US Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, United States. 4 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.
The record
- Date
- at 10:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denton Enterprise (DTO)
- Coordinates
- 33.2006, -97.1942
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N221MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Aviation Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxing in the run-up area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot taxing N21462 stated he did not turn sharply enough when he applied power to position the airplane in the run-up area, and the airplane’s right wing struck the vertical stabilizer of N221MF which was stopped in the run-up area. The pilot of N21462 stated that his foot slipped and was not on the brake during the turn. N221MF sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, and N21462 sustained minor damage to the right-wing tip and outboard leading edge. The pilot of N21462 said that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172M | N221MF | US Aviation Academy | Substantial |
| Cessna 182 P | N21462 | - | Minor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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