- Date
- November 29, 1990, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Chamblee, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6168FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901129055429A
- Case key
- 8359
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to maintain adequate wingtip clearance during taxi.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the pilot was taxiing to park at the airport, the left wing contacted a two-foot diameter steel pole, which supports a large parking canopy. The pilot stated that he was watching the linesman when the collision occurred. He also stated that the line man did not give him instructions to stop or turn, nor did he give him any indication that he was too close the obstruction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6168F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273159
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midlands Aviation Corp.
- Departed
- Columbia, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PDK · Dekalb-Peachtree
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 19 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 19 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.