NTSB ERA21LA302 — 2021-07-21 · Brooksville, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N472SP

Make / Model: CESSNA 172S
Year of manufacture: 1998 · 23 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19980910
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5CA26

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N472SP Cessna 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate distance between the airplane and hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.

Factual narrative

After landing the pilot was taxiing the airplane back to the fixed based operator hangar. As the airplane approached the hangar, he noticed the hangar door open and attempted to align the airplane in front of the open door, but “misjudged the distance” from the wingtip to the hangar and impacted the hangar with the right wing. Subsequently, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing rear spar. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Heading/course-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA302.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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