ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288260
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 2010 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Flight Academy |
| Registration: | N1351E |
| MSN: | 17270965 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2055 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Perry, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton-Marion County Airport, AL (HAB/KHAB) |
| Perry Houston County Airport, GA (KPXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had just landed and was taxiing to a tie-down area. He was maneuvering the airplane to the right, "to fit in the tie down area," when the left wing struck a wooden light pole, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing leading edge and spar. According to personnel at the airport, the light pole was approximately 7 feet from the paved portion of the parking area and approximately 31 feet from the base of the parking tee.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA402
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 20:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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