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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Wickenburg, AZ · September 12, 2008

Date: September 12, 2008 · 11:45 local
Place: Wickenburg, AZ
Airport: Wickenburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123GG
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 504 total504 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N123GGRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9600 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 9/12/2008, at 1145 MST, while taxiing to parking sport at wickenberg municipal airport (E25) pilot did not see aluminum light pole due to sun in his eyes and the aircraft left wing leading edge hit the pole at a low rate of speed. The pilot indicated he had been waiting for another aircraft to move prior to his positioning for the parking spot. The damage to the leading edge was 10 inches inboard of the left hand wing tip, about 2 inches deep and 6 inches wide. The pilot did not receive any injuries, there was no damage to the light pole.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/12/2008, AT 1145 MST, WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING SPORT AT WICKENBERG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E25) PILOT DID NOT SEE ALUMINUM LIGHT POLE DUE TO SUN IN HIS EYES AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE HIT THE POLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO MOVE PRIOR TO HIS POSITIONING FOR THE PARKING SPOT. THE DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE WAS 10 INCHES INBOARD OF THE LEFT HAND WING TIP, ABOUT 2 INCHES DEEP AND 6 INCHES WIDE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT POLE.