MIA00LA124
2000-03-28 · ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport SPG
Current FAA registration · N9400L
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 172P
- Year of manufacture
- 1986 · 14 years old at event
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19860121
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AD0F8B
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance between the left wingtip and a hangar door resulting in the on-ground collision.
Factual narrative
On March 28, 2000, about 2015 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P, N9400L, registered to Bay Air Flying Service, Inc., collided with a hangar while taxiing from landing at the Albert Whitted Municipal Airport, St. Petersburg, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Albert Whitted Airport, St. Petersburg, Florida, approximately 36 minutes earlier. The pilot stated that after takeoff he flew to the Clearwater airport where he performed one full-stop landing and taxied back then departed to return to the St. Petersburg airport where he performed one touch-and-go landing followed by a full-stop landing. While taxiing on a ramp following landing, he maneuvered the airplane to avoid a parked multiengine airplane that was off the right side of the airplane. While looking out the right side of the airplane, the left wing collided with a hangar door. The pilot stated that after takeoff he flew to the Clearwater airport where he performed one full stop landing and taxied back then departed to return to the St. Petersburg airport where he performed one touch-and-go landing followed by a full-stop landing. While taxiing on a ramp following landing, he maneuvered the airplane to avoid a parked multiengine airplane that was off the right side of the airplane. While looking out the right side of the airplane, the left wing collided with a hangar door. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2000_MIA00LA124.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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