ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294574
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 2004 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-14 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4241H |
| MSN: | 14-44 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9596 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cordova, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cordova-Mudhole Smith Airport, AK (CDV/PACV) |
| McCarthy, AK (15Z) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was preparing to taxi for takeoff. Another airplane taxied behind the accident airplane, waiting for the pilot to proceed. The pilot was not ready, and motioned to the second airplane to move ahead. When it did not move, the pilot decided to move his airplane out of the way, and he taxied outside of the taxiway lights and stopped. The pilot said that the sun was in his eyes, and after the second airplane departed, he began to taxi his airplane forward. He did not see a taxiway sign for taxiway "C" that was under the nose of his airplane. The sign was about 3 feet wide, and 3 feet high. The right main landing gear struck the sign, and the landing gear strut was displaced aft about 18 inches. The right wing lift struts were bent when they struck the top of the taxiway sign.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in a collision with a runway marker sign. A factor contributing to the accident was sunglare in the pilot's eyes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04LA100
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 19:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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