# NTSB ERA10CA402: Cessna 172N, N1351E, Perry, GA, July 30, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 30, 2010, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Perry, GA - Coordinates: 32.5, -83.767219 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5000&lon=-83.7672&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDP - NTSB case key (mKey): 76868 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA402 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76868/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76868 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA402 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: pole](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 142 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he had just landed and was taxiing to a tie-down area. He was maneuvering the airplane to the right, "to fit in the tie down area," when the left wing struck a wooden light pole, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing leading edge and spar. According to personnel at the airport, the light pole was approximately 7 feet from the paved portion of the parking area and approximately 31 feet from the base of the parking tee. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he had just landed and was taxiing to a tie down area. He was maneuvering the airplane to the right, "to fit in the tie down area," when the left wing struck a wooden light pole resulting in substantial damage to the left wing's leading edge and spar. According to personnel at the airport, the light pole was approximately 7 feet from the paved portion of the parking area and approximately 31 feet from the base of the parking tee. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1351E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1351E), registered now, S/N 17270965, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N - 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: 17270965 - Airframe hours: 2055 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Aviation Flight Academy - Registered owner: James Cutini - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 31, 2010 - Departed: HAB, Hamilton, AL - Destination: PXE, Perry, GA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: PXE, Perry-Houston County Airport, runway 36, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 15, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 191 total, 190 in this make and model, 114 as pilot in command, 76 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 27; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 9, 2010; seat: right; flight hours: 144 total, 144 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 67 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: WRB, 11 nm away ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76868. 396 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 362 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335566&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Warren Robbins AFB Weather (item 2, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335567&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Warren%20Robbins%20AFB%20Weather-Master.PDF - Memorandum Of Records: Phone Interview With Airport Personnel (item 3, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335568&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20Of%20Records%3A%20Phone%20Interview%20With%20Airport%20Personnel-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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