ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347790
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 2023 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Centex Cheetahs LLC |
| Registration: | N9568U |
| MSN: | AA5A-0068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hicks Airfield (T67), Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hicks Airfield, TX (T67) |
| Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after landing at the airport, he was taxing the airplane on the dry asphalt. During the taxi, he observed a motorcycle on the taxiway coming toward the airplane. While focusing on the motorcycle, the right wing impacted several garbage cans, the airplane turned to the right, and impacted a hangar door. The airplane came to rest upright, and the pilot was able to egress from the airplane without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. This was the pilot’s first visit to the airport, and he reported he did not visually observe the garbage cans during the taxi, as they were in an area that was shadowed from a hangar. According to the Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement for the airport, the remarks section states, “uncontrolled vehicle tfc inv of hangars and on twys.”
Probable Cause: The distraction of the pilot during the taxi, resulting in a ground collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193362
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N9568U
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/40999_1662057603.jpg (photo)
Location
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2023 16:16 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Dec-2023 20:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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