# Accident 20151012017559A: Cessna 182R, Abilene, TX, October 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2015, 16:55 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4133° N, 99.6819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4133&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9736H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9736H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30,682 total, 7,200 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012017559A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2015, AT 1655 LOCAL  A CESSNA 182R AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9736H , REGISTERED TO BRENTCO AERIAL PATROL INC., HIT A FENCE WITH THE RIGHT WING WHILE TAXIING AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT, ABILENE, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRANDBURY, TEXAS (GDJ) ON OCTOBER 12, 2015 AT 1348 CDT.

## 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 GAA16CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA034), Oct 12, 2015: Cessna 182R (N9736H), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with a fence 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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