# Accident 19980919039989A: Cessna 150L, Oroville, CA, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Airport: Oroville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4492° N, 121.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4492&lon=-121.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19063) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 641 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919039989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX98LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA315), Sep 19, 1998: Cessna 150L (N19063), Oroville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain proper clearance and subsequently striking a hangar door while taxiing to parking.

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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