# Accident 19980503021189A: Cessna 172M, Ocean Shores, WA, May 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ocean Shores, WA
- Airport: Ocean Shores Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9704° N, 124.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9704&lon=-124.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1673V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1673V-2003-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 823 total, 374 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503021189A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING HIT TELEPHONE POLE TURNING TO PARK ON RAMP. (.4)AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STARTED TO PARK IN A SPOT NEAR THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE PARKING RAMP. SEEING THAT THERE WERE NO TIE-DOWN ROPES IN THAT ROW, HE DECIDED TO TAXI TO A SPOT AT THE FAR WEST PART OF THE RAMP.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT IN A TIE-DOWN LOCATION ON THE WESTERN MOST ROW, HE FAILED TO SEE A LIGHT STANDARD (UTILITY POLE) LOCATED JUST OFF THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RAMP. AS HE BEGAN HIS TURN TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PARKING SPOT, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE POLE.

## 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 SEA98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA071), May 3, 1998: Cessna 172M (N1673V), Ocean Shores, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a light standard (utility pole) just off the edge of the parking ramp. Factors include a light standard placed near the edge of the parking ramp.

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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