ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290702
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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 2015 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Jacobs Flight Services, LLC |
| Registration: | N4776E |
| MSN: | 17271641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5477 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Punta Gorda, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | CLEWISTON, FL (2IS) |
| Punta Gorda-Charlotte County Airport, FL (PGD/KPGD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that after landing, he was taxiing on a ramp between a parked airplane and a ramp light pole as directed by the lineman. During the taxi movement, the left wing of the airplane impacted the ramp light pole and sustained substantial damage. He reported that the lineman and the parked airplane, "had my attention and I did not see the grey light pole during my scan, possibly due to the grey sky background at the time."
The student pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while taxiing on the ramp, resulting in a collision with an object.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1996 | N4776E | Vernon D'arley Mock | 0 | Newry, PA | |
sub |
| 24 October 1999 | N4776E | Duffy's Aircraft Sales | 0 | Crandon, WI | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 18:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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