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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Newnan, GA · April 1, 2018

Date: April 1, 2018 · 18:45 local
Place: Newnan, GA
Airport: Newnan Coweta County
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: U4PS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55482
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 875 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N55482Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275193 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 April 01, 2018 at approximately 1845 hrs, CFI ^cassidy clark^ was taxiing to the runup area (done prior to departure), at Newnan Coweta County Airport (kcco)in N55482 a Cessna 172. As he approached the runup area he saw that there was another airplane there doing a runup. ^Mr. Clark^ steered his airplane to the right of the tarmac to get around the airplane doing their runup. In doing so, the right wing of the Cessna struck a metal pole that housed an emergency shut off switch for a fuel tank that was located about 20 yards to the right of that pole. The strike was about 12 inches inboard from the wingtip. The strike caused considerable damage to the Cessna's wing. No visible damage was caused to the metal pole. ^cassidy clark^ (pilot) ^telephone number: 703-945-0110^.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 01, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 HRS, CFI ^CASSIDY CLARK^ WAS TAXIING TO THE RUNUP AREA (DONE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE), AT NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT (KCCO)IN N55482 A CESSNA 172. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNUP AREA HE SAW THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRPLANE THERE DOING A RUNUP. ^MR. CLARK^ STEERED HIS AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT OF THE TARMAC TO GET AROUND THE AIRPLANE DOING THEIR RUNUP. IN DOING SO, THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA STRUCK A METAL POLE THAT HOUSED AN EMERGENCY SHUT OFF SWITCH FOR A FUEL TANK THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THAT POLE. THE STRIKE WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES INBOARD FROM THE WINGTIP. THE STRIKE CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA'S WING. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE METAL POLE. ^CASSIDY CLARK^ (PILOT) ^TELEPHONE NUMBER: 703-945-0110^.