ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296369
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 2002 |
| Time: | 14:07 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Georgia Aviation And Technical College |
| Registration: | N289HG |
| MSN: | 2842146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 356 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eastman, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Augusta-Bush Field, GA (AGS/KAGS) |
| Eastman-Heart of Georgia Regional Airport, GA (KEZM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taxiing on the ramp for parking. He failed to maintain a visual lookout while applying left rudder to stop a turn and inadvertently stepped on his headset cord. His head jerked downward and he became distracted while attempting to untangle his head from the headset cord. The airplane continued forward and collided with a hangar.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain a visual lookout resulting in the subsequent on ground collision with a hangar.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 19:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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