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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fresno, CA · March 16, 1994

Date: March 16, 1994 · 11:15 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N531PC
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total

N531PCRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274698 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: N531PC departed modesto, CA at approx 1000PST, on March 16, 1994 on a VFR flight to Fresno, CA. After landing at Fresno, the private pilot requested to ground control as where to park. The pilot stated that he was unfamiliar with Fresno. While taxiing into the ramp area just below the tower, the aircrafts left wing struck a 60 ft light standard. The aircraft suffered minor damage. The pilot and passenger had no injuries; visual flight conditions prevailed; no flight plan was filed. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N531PC DEPARTED MODESTO, CA AT APPROX 1000PST, ON MARCH 16, 1994 ON A VFR FLIGHT TO FRESNO, CA. AFTER LANDING AT FRESNO, THE PRIVATE PILOT REQUESTED TO GROUND CONTROL AS WHERE TO PARK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH FRESNO. WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AREA JUST BELOW THE TOWER, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING STRUCK A 60 FT LIGHT STANDARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES; VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N531PC · 1

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

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