# Accident 20160514008399A: Cessna 172S, Shawnee, OK, May 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2016, 08:35 local time
- Place: Shawnee, OK
- Airport: Shawnee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3572° N, 96.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3572&lon=-96.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,191 total, 481 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160514008399A

## Narrative

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

THE FOLLOWING IS DERIVED FROM THE PILOT STATEMENT.

THE ATP RATED PILOT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE SHAWNEE AIRPORT RAMP.  THE PILOT?S ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON A PARKED AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT  TIE DOWN ROPES ON THE GROUND AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE LIGHT POLE.

THE ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE LIGHT POLE ON THE RIGHT WING BETWEEN WING STATION 172 AND 208.

THE LEADING EDGE WAS PUSHED AFT ABOUT 10 INCHES.  THE OUTBOARD FORWARD WING SPAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

THE LIGHT POLE IS ABOUT SIX FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT RAMP.  THE LIGHT POLE HAD AN ORANGE TRIANGLE INSTALLED ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA16CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA253), May 14, 2016: Cessna 172 (N917CP), Shawnee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remain a safe distance from obstacles while taxiing to parking, resulting in the airplane's wing striking a light pole.

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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