# NTSB CEN09CA212: Piper PA28-151, N43181, Gardner, KS, March 15, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 15, 2009, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Gardner, KS - Coordinates: 38.80389, -94.953613 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8039&lon=-94.9536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 12, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 73497 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73497/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA212 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance between the airplane's right wing and the building. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: ramp facilities](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017055): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017055/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017055/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after he landed, he proceeded to taxi the airplane to the tie-down area. The pilot turned left, after the fuel pumps, and continued to taxi the airplane between a row of parked airplanes and the FBO building. The pilot stated that he thought one of the parked airplanes was further back in the row, so he moved to the right; the airplane's right wing then impacted the building's porch posts. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after he landed, he proceeded to taxi the airplane to the tie-down area. He turned left, after the fuel pumps, and continued to taxi the airplane between a row of parked airplanes and the fixed base operator's building. The pilot stated that he thought one of the parked airplanes was further back in the row, so he moved to the right; the airplane's right wing then impacted the building's porch posts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N43181](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43181), registered now, S/N 28-7415442 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-151 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7415442 - Airframe hours: 6699 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Break Even Aircraft Resourcing LLC - Registered owner: Break Even Aircraft Resourcing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 21, 2008 - Departed: K34, Gardner, KS - Destination: K34, Gardner, KS - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: K34, Gardner Municipal Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 28, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 159 total, 45 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 7 knots ## 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 20090315003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090315003349A), Mar 15, 2009: Piper PA28151, Gardner, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing toward a parking spot, the pilot was looking to his left to avoid hitting another parked aircraft, drifted to his right and struck three… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.