What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 19, 1998, a Cessna 150 collided with an open hangar door while taxiing to a specified hangar. According to the pilot who was not injured, he was following the wrong taxi line. The proposed taxi line allowed an aircraft to taxi between hangars with doors open. The pilot followed a secondary line and the right wing of the aircraft collided with an open door due to insufficient clearance. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.(.4) on September 19, 1998, at 1130 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N19063, collided with an open hangar door while taxiing back to the hangar after landing at the Oroville, California, airport. The aircraft, operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot/owner was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that after landing he taxied to a compass rose that was painted on the ground between helipads to check the accuracy of the aircraft's magnetic compass. After checking the accuracy of the aircraft's magnetic compass, the pilot taxied the aircraft to the hanger. The pilot stated that as he was taxiing back he misjudged the distance between the hangar door and the right wing of the aircraft struck the door. The accident was reported to the safety board on October 16, 1998.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, A CESSNA 150 COLLIDED WITH AN OPEN HANGAR DOOR WHILE TAXIING TO A SPECIFIED HANGAR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INJURED, HE WAS FOLLOWING THE WRONG TAXI LINE. THE PROPOSED TAXI LINE ALLOWED AN AIRCRAFT TO TAXI BETWEEN HANGARS WITH DOORS OPEN. THE PILOT FOLLOWED A SECONDARY LINE AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN OPEN DOOR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.(.4) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, AT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N19063, COLLIDED WITH AN OPEN HANGAR DOOR WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE HANGAR AFTER LANDING AT THE OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING HE TAXIED TO A COMPASS ROSE THAT WAS PAINTED ON THE GROUND BETWEEN HELIPADS TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF THE AIRCRAFT'S MAGNETIC COMPASS. AFTER CHECKING THE ACCURACY OF THE AIRCRAFT'S MAGNETIC COMPASS, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGER. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING BACK HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HANGAR DOOR AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DOOR. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON OCTOBER 16, 1998.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.