ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290168
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2013 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-C Ercoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N87172 |
| MSN: | 345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2318 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C75 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newnan, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-Newnan Coweta County Airport, GA (KCCO) |
| Atlanta-Newnan Coweta County Airport, GA (KCCO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after landing the airplane, he taxied it to the general aviation tie-down area on the airport. The pilot stated that he normally taxied the airplane through the open space between the second and third tie-down rows on the ramp but that this space was occupied; therefore, he initiated a 180-degree turn to exit the row for an alternate tie-down location. The pilot stated that, during the turn, he misjudged the space needed to safely execute the maneuver and struck a parked airplane with his airplane's right wing tip. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing trailing edge section main spar attachment point and buckling of the right wing flap and tip. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper visual lookout during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13CA155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2010 | N87172 | 0 | LaGrange, Georgia | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
| 25 August 2015 | N87172 | Mallard William C | 0 | Newnan Coweta County Airport (KCCO), Atlanta, GA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 11:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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