# NTSB CHI05CA031: Piper PA-28R-201T, N3464Q, Sikeston, MO, November 13, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 13, 2004, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Sikeston, MO - Coordinates: 36.898887, -89.561668 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8989&lon=-89.5617&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: St Louis, MO, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 60638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA031 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60638/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA031 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining his visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the pole during his taxi to park from a landing. A factor was the pole he impacted. ## 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 - pole (contributing factor) - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it taxied into a pole. The pilot's accident report stated, "Taxied to the main ramp by the FBO, which was full. I transition to an alternate ramp and was hugging the grass in order to do my 90 degree turn and park. As I was doing this I looked for tie downs and lost situational awareness. The left wing hit a wooden pole 2 ' - 3' in from the edge." ## Factual narrative On November 13, 2004, about 1230 central standard time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N3464Q, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it taxied into a pole at the Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (SIK), near Sikeston, Missouri. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Greenwood Municipal Airport (HFY), near Indianapolis, Indiana, about 1030. The pilot's accident report stated: Departed HFY at 16:30 Zulu and landed at KSIK. Taxied to the main ramp by the FBO, which was full. I transition to an alternate ramp and was hugging the grass in order to do my 90 degree turn and park. As I was doing this I looked for tie downs and lost situational awareness. The left wing hit a wooden pole 2 ' - 3' in from the edge. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3464Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3464Q), registered now, S/N 28R-7703110 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-201T - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7703110 - Airframe hours: 4334 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360-FB 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Airwolf Leasing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 3, 2004, 117.2 hours before - Departed: HFY, INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Destination: SIK, Sikeston, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 5, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 156 total, 66 in this make and model, 112 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.47 inHg - Observed at: CGI, 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 20041113032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041113032909A), Nov 13, 2004: Piper PA28R201T, Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing into parking spot on main ramp, the pilot was maneuvering close to the edge to avoid other parked aircraft then (ramp was full by FBO),… 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.