# Accident 20040322006559A: Cessna 150J, Gardner, KS, March 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8067° N, 94.9561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8067&lon=-94.9561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51365, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51365) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040322006559A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA092), Mar 22, 2004: Cessna 150J (N51365), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the post. A factor was the post.

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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