ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358884
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1995 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Donaldson Air Services |
| Registration: | N73785 |
| MSN: | 17267677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1830 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-AHN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peachtree City, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFFC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE PARKING RAMP AT FALCON FIELD IN PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, THE RIGHT WING OF A CESSNA 172 COLLIDED WITH THE RADOME OF A GULFSTREAM IV. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE DIRECTIONS OF SOMEONE ON THE RAMP, AND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE THAT HE HAD BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND THE GULFSTREAM. AS HE MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, HE COLLIDED WITH THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LOOKOUT WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE RAMP WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MISJUDGING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND PARKED AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA114
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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