ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176449
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 2015 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337F Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1732M |
| MSN: | 33701332 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melbourne International Airport (KMLB), Melbourne, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne, FL (MLB) |
| Dayton, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While taxiing, the private pilot did not follow the controller's instructions and his speech was slurred. The airplane then taxied off the end of a taxiway and turned right toward a building that was located about 200 ft away and abeam the taxiway end. The airplane impacted the building and an adjacent communications antenna, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. Law enforcement personnel arrived about 15 minutes later and detected an odor of alcohol from the pilot. A search of the airplane revealed an unopened bottle of wine, one half-full bottle of liquor, and an open water bottle that contained a clear liquid with an odor of alcohol. The pilot refused to take an alcohol breathalyzer and field sobriety test. He was subsequently taken into custody and charged under a state statute for operation of an aircraft while intoxicated. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing as a result of his impairment due to alcohol ingestion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: MAPD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2015 06:17 | Geno | Added |
| 28-May-2015 06:19 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 15:51 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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