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FAA accident report · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C · Newnan, GA · March 5, 2013

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Date
March 5, 2013 · 11:30 local
Place
Newnan, GA
Airport
Newnan Coweta County Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87172
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA155
Reported as
Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total300 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N87172Registration cancelled Mar 9, 2019 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 345 · Built 1946Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 5, 2012 at approximately 11:30AM, privacy data omittedoperator privacy data omitted was returning from a flight and taxing his aircraft (N87172), back to his assigned parking spot at the Newnan Coweta County Airport. privacy data omitted Reported that due to his parking spot being occupied by another aircraft, and not having enough paved area to exit the ramp, he was forced to make a 180 degree turn at the end of the ramp which was a dead end area. He also reported that he misjudged the available space between the parked aircraft to successfully perform the 180 degree turn and inadvertently applied too much power during the procedure. privacy data omitted Stated he struck a parked tied-down aircraft (N5513U), on the fiberglass nose cowling with his right wing tip causing significant damage to his aircrafts inboard attach point at the main spar and center section of his right wing, and buckled both the wing and aileron. Very little damage was sustained on the parked aircraft and the owner was notified.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 5, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT AND TAXING HIS AIRCRAFT (N87172), BACK TO HIS ASSIGNED PARKING SPOT AT THE NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT DUE TO HIS PARKING SPOT BEING OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH PAVED AREA TO EXIT THE RAMP, HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP WHICH WAS A DEAD END AREA. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE AVAILABLE SPACE BETWEEN THE PARKED AIRCRAFT TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE 180 DEGREE TURN AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED TOO MUCH POWER DURING THE PROCEDURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE STRUCK A PARKED TIED-DOWN AIRCRAFT (N5513U), ON THE FIBERGLASS NOSE COWLING WITH HIS RIGHT WING TIP CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFTS INBOARD ATTACH POINT AT THE MAIN SPAR AND CENTER SECTION OF HIS RIGHT WING, AND BUCKLED BOTH THE WING AND AILERON. VERY LITTLE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE PARKED AIRCRAFT AND THE OWNER WAS NOTIFIED.

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 ERA13CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewnan, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper visual lookout during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.Mar 5, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N87172 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20150825017449ALanding: Rollout · Newnan, GAAccording the passenger?s and pilot?s statement they had departed kcco (coweta county airport, Georgia) for a trip around the pattern. After a preflight inspection, the owner of the aircraft in the left seat and his CFII in the right seat taxied out to runway…Aug 25, 2015 · Substantial damageAccident 20100428035559AClimb · La Grange, GAAircraft N87172 took off from klgc runway 31. On the downwind leg the engine sputtered and stop. The pilot turn torwards the runway and landed stort of runway 31. Upon landing on the ground short of the runway the nose gear collasp damaging the firewall,…Apr 28, 2010 · Substantial damage