# Accident 19901129055429A: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 12:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8995° N, 84.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8995&lon=-84.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6168F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168F-2007-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 19 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129055429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING TO PARK STRUCK A METAL POLE WITH LEFT WING. LINEMAN FAILED TO WARN PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA023), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6168F), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE WINGTIP CLEARANCE DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N6168F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051126029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126029159I), Nov 26, 2005: Cessna 172N (N6168F), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nose wheel struck hard on runway during aborted landing causing nose tire to go flat.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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