# NTSB GAA16CA034: Cessna 182R, N9736H, Abilene, TX, October 12, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 12, 2015, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Abilene, TX - Coordinates: 32.413333, -99.681945 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4133&lon=-99.6819&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 8, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 92258 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92258/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92258 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA034 ## Probable cause The pilot's diverted attention while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with a fence post. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: attention](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 226 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: pole](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 142 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was taxiing on the ramp after landing and had looked to his left at the line serviceman that was "marshalling" him and the right wing struck a fence post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The line serviceman reported that he was standing in the location where he wanted the pilot to park the airplane, with his arms raised to get the pilot's attention. The line serviceman reported that he was not giving the pilot hand signals to direct him on the ramp at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was taxiing on the ramp after landing and had looked to his left at the line serviceman that was "marshalling" him and the right wing struck a fence post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The line serviceman reported that he was standing in the location where he wanted the pilot to park the airplane, with his arms raised to get the pilot's attention. The line serviceman reported that he was not giving the pilot hand signals to direct him on the ramp at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9736H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9736H), registered now, S/N 18267983, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R - Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267983 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 4688 - Engines: CONTINENTAL MOTORS O-470-U 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91 - Operator: Brentco Aerial Patrol Inc - Registered owner: Brentco Aerial Patrol Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 23, 2015 - Departed: GDJ, GRANBURY, TX - Destination: GDJ, GRANBURY, TX - Airport: ABI, Abilene Rgnl - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 6, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 30,682 total, 7,200 in this make and model, 29,661 as pilot in command, 390 in the last 90 days, 77 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 21 knots, gusting 27 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: KABI ## 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 20151012017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012017559A), Oct 12, 2015: Cessna 182R, Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. On October 12, 2015, at 1655 local a Cessna 182R aircraft bearing registration number N9736H , registered to brentco aerial patrol inc., hit a fence with the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 28, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92258. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436170&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Line Serviceman (item 2, .PDF, 96 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436171&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Line%20Serviceman-Master.PDF - Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 3 photos, 435 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436172&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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