ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298846
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 2000 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Decatur Aero Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6557H |
| MSN: | 17265487 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8748 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-D2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | DECATUR, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KDEC) |
| (KDEC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was taxing from the runway to the south ramp when the accident occurred. The accident airplane was traveling north on a taxi line and another airplane was taxing to the south on the same line. The accident pilot stated that when it looked as is the other airplane wasn't going to stop, he moved off the line to give way. The pilot stated his left wing contacted the T-hangar as he was looking at and trying to maintain clearance with the other airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the T-hangar while taxiing. A Factor associated with the accident was the pilot's attention was diverted to an other airplane which was taxiing on the same taxi line in the opposite direction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA168
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 23:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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