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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Augusta, ME · January 2, 1998

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Date
January 2, 1998 · 14:15 local
Place
Augusta, ME
Airport
Augusta State
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9912L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA019
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
92 total92 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N9912LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276648 · Built 1986Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine 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.

(.4) Snow and ice obstructed the taxiway lines. The pilot was taxiing using a row of hangars to his right side to assist in judging the distance from parked airplanes on his left. Focusing right and left, both the pilot and the pilot rated passenger did not notice the vehicle parked in front of the hangars. The pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane impacted the vehicle with the right wing. No mechanical problems were found with the airplane. (-23) on January 2, 1998, nathan l. grass, a private pilot, was taxiing N9912L, a Cessna 172P, at Augusta State Airport (aug) when the aircraft right wing struck a parked vehicle approx. 50' from the tiedown. The civil air patrol (cap) was being ferried from presque isle airport (pqi) for maintenance. The weather was VFR and there was a light snow covering on the parking ramp. The cap commander conducted an investigation for his office and this initial report was reviewed. The damage consisted of right wing, wing spar, wing tip, fuselage structure at wing root pushed in, leading edge damage and several skin distortions. The pilot and his passenger, an ATP rated pilot and CFI, received no injuries. This was originally classified as an incident using on site cap and pilot information. Upon further investigation by FAA inspectors, it was upgraded to an accident. This report and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) SNOW AND ICE OBSTRUCTED THE TAXIWAY LINES. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING USING A ROW OF HANGARS TO HIS RIGHT SIDE TO ASSIST IN JUDGING THE DISTANCE FROM PARKED AIRPLANES ON HIS LEFT. FOCUSING RIGHT AND LEFT, BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER DID NOT NOTICE THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HANGARS. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT WING. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON JANUARY 2, 1998, NATHAN L. GRASS, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS TAXIING N9912L, A CESSNA 172P, AT AUGUSTA STATE AIRPORT (AUG) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE APPROX. 50' FROM THE TIEDOWN. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) WAS BEING FERRIED FROM PRESQUE ISLE AIRPORT (PQI) FOR MAINTENANCE. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THERE WAS A LIGHT SNOW COVERING ON THE PARKING RAMP. THE CAP COMMANDER CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION FOR HIS OFFICE AND THIS INITIAL REPORT WAS REVIEWED. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF RIGHT WING, WING SPAR, WING TIP, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AT WING ROOT PUSHED IN, LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND SEVERAL SKIN DISTORTIONS. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, AN ATP RATED PILOT AND CFI, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT USING ON SITE CAP AND PILOT INFORMATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTORS, IT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD98LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAugusta, METhe inadequate lookout of the pilot in command.Jan 2, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9912L · 1

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

Incident 20220620005479ILanding: Touchdown · Crystal, MNWhile practicing landings with a CFI, a student pilot executed a go around due to gusting winds. The student pulled back aggressively on the controls leading to an excessive nose up attitude, which Resulted in the tail of the aircraft striking the runway.…Jun 20, 2022 · Minor damage