# NTSB ATL95LA114: Cessna 172, N73785, Peachtree City, GA, June 10, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1995, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Coordinates: 33.390789, -84.560188 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3908&lon=-84.5602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3575/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA114

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LOOKOUT WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE RAMP WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MISJUDGING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE PARKING RAMP AT FALCON FIELD IN PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, THE RIGHT WING OF A CESSNA 172 COLLIDED WITH THE RADOME OF A GULFSTREAM IV. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE DIRECTIONS OF SOMEONE ON THE RAMP, AND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE THAT HE HAD BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND THE GULFSTREAM.  AS HE MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, HE COLLIDED WITH THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## Factual narrative

On June 10, 1995, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N73785, collided with a parked Gulfstream Four while maneuvering the airplane on the parking ramp at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia. The personal flight operated under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight departed Peachtree City, Georgia, at 1100 hours.

According to the pilot, an associate of his was on the ramp and attempted to ground guide him to a parking spot. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane, he made a sharp right turn into a parked airplane. No mechanical problems with N73785 were reported by the pilot.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73785](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73785), registered now, S/N 17267677, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17267677
- Airframe hours: 1830
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-AHN 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Donaldson Air Services
- Registered owner: Shirley Dean
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 29, 1995, 30 hours before
- Departed: FFC
- Airport: FFC, Peachtree City

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 152 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ATL, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950610014849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610014849A), Jun 10, 1995: Cessna 172N, Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. Friend was guiding the 172 to park on ramp. Pilot made sharp turn in. Struck a parked aircraft.

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.

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