Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Fort Myers, FL — 2025-02-05

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Date
2025-02-05
Location
Fort Myers, FL, USA
Airport
FMY
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N94JA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a truck while taxiing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was taxiing to the ramp after her second solo flight. As she entered the ramp area and taxied along the painted centerline, she misjudged the clearance between the airplane’s wingtip and a parked work truck, and the outboard portion of the airplane’s right wing struck the truck. The airplane pivoted right and the propeller impacted the back of the truck before coming to rest. The airplane’s right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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