ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249435
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| Date: | Friday 10 January 2020 |
| Time: | 21:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8408E |
| MSN: | 28-8116259 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18991 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA (SBA/KSBA) |
| Long Beach Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, upon receiving clearance to taxi from air traffic control, he proceeded to taxi onto what he thought was the centerline of the taxiway in nighttime conditions. During the taxi, the airplane suddenly turned right. The pilot stopped the airplane and thought something on the ground had made "the wheel turn." He looked at the right wing but noticed nothing abnormal. After the airplane was airborne, the pilot saw that part of the right wingtip was separated. The pilot continued the flight and landed uneventfully at his destination. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing had sustained substantive structural damage. A portion of the airplane's right wingtip was found underneath a damaged wing on an unoccupied airplane that was parked adjacent to the taxiway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during taxi operations at night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2021 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Apr-2021 18:24 | harro | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2021 18:25 | harro | Updated [Destination airport] |
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