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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Gardner, KS · March 22, 2004

Date: March 22, 2004 · 17:00 local
Place: Gardner, KS
Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N51365
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04CA092
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N51365Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069953 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor and (pre-solo) student pilot returned from an instructional flight. While the student pilot was taxiing to the parking area, the airplane's right wing struck a support post on the terminal building porch resulting in substantial damage to the airplane and minor damage to the porch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND (PRE-SOLO) STUDENT PILOT RETURNED FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A SUPPORT POST ON THE TERMINAL BUILDING PORCH RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PORCH.

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 CHI04CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGardner, KSThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the post. A factor was the post.Mar 22, 2004 · Substantial damage