# Accident 19980727025089A: Amrgen AA5B, Cody, WY, July 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1998, 16:25 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5202° N, 109.0238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YELLOWSTONE RGNL (COD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5202&lon=-109.0238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28241, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28241) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980727025089A

## Narrative

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

(.4)WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS SETTING HIS ALTIMETER AND NOT WATCHING WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING. HE TAXIED INTO AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP.  WEATHER WAS DAYLIGHT, CLEAR SKIES, AND LESS THAN 5 KNOTS OF WIND.                                                      (-23)PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE RAMP.

## 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 FTW98LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA336), Jul 27, 1998: Grumman American AA-5B (N28241), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout while taxiing the aircraft.

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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