# Accident 20060430006699A: Cessna 172S, Big Bear, CA, April 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2006, 16:57 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2636° N, 116.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2636&lon=-116.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430006699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRFIELD RAMP LIGHT POLE. THE POLE IS LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRFIELD. AFTER WAITING FOR A TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT (N NUMBER UNKNOWN) TO LAND, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ TAXIED TOWARDS RWY 26 TO PREPARE FOR TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ HEARD A RADIO CALL FROM THE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT PILOT STATING A RETURN TO RWY 26 FOR ANOTHER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ NOTICED THE TWIN GAINING FROM BEHIND HIM, SO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ PULLED OFF THE TAXIWAY TOWARDS THE RAMP PARKING AREA. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER, HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE LIGHT POLE. THE EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AERO CLUB HAS PROHIBITED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ FROM FLYING ANY MORE OF ITS AIRCRAFT PENDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX06CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA157), May 1, 2006: Cessna 172S (N534SP), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain wing clearance from a pole during taxi.

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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