ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296517
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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 2002 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Jerry Sherwood |
| Registration: | N46459 |
| MSN: | 17257282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Neenah, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Neenah, WI (C79) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the right wing impacted a metal fuel tank guardrail during taxi for takeoff. The pilot reported that while he was taxiing from his hangar, the airplane's right wing hit a post next to the fuel depot. He reported that the late afternoon sun was a factor.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the post. Factors included the post and the sun glare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 2016 | N46459 | 0 | Neenah, Wisconsin | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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