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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · North Adams, MA · June 19, 2011

Date
June 19, 2011 · 11:30 local
Place
North Adams, MA
Airport
Harriman-And-West
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12477
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA371
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
249 total201 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot states he was confused were to park aircraft, and while turning aircraft into a parking spot, struck a light pole with right wing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES HE WAS CONFUSED WERE TO PARK AIRCRAFT, AND WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT INTO A PARKING SPOT, STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WITH RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.