# NTSB LAX06CA122: Cessna 172P, N64423, Sedona, AZ, February 25, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 25, 2006, 10:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Sedona, AZ - Coordinates: 34.848609, -111.788612 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63275 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63275/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA122 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions and diverted attention while taxiing. ## 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) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot maneuvered his airplane around a parked airplane and collided with a pole while taxiing toward a parking area following landing from his flight. The pilot had diverted his attention toward the parked airplane to his right, and the pole was on the left side of his airplane. ## Factual narrative On February 25, 2006, about 1020 mountain standard time, the pilot taxiing a Cessna 172P, N64423, impacted a pole at the Sedona, Arizona, airport. The pilot had rented the airplane from Aerobear Aviation, Cottonwood, Arizona. The airplane's left wing was substantially damaged during the ground collision. Neither the private pilot nor the passenger was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and it originated from Cottonwood at 0735. The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that while he was taxiing toward a parking area, he looked right while maneuvering around an airplane that was parked near the terminal building. The pilot reported that he was "focusing on avoiding the wing of the jet to my right. I didn't notice the tall light pole on my left." The left wing of the pilot's airplane impacted the pole. The operator's mechanic subsequently examined the flight school's airplane. The mechanic reported that the collision occurred about 2 feet inboard of the wing tip, and the wing was structurally deformed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N64423](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64423), registered now, S/N 17275560, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17275560 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Aerobear Aviation - Registered owner: Bulwal Partnership - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: SEZ, Sedona, AZ - Destination: P52, Cottonwood, AZ - Airport: SEZ, Sedona ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 251 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F ## 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 20060225004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225004959A), Feb 25, 2006: Cessna 172P, Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) While maneuvering around another aircraft in the ramp area the pilot struck a light pole with the left wing of the aircraft. Aircraft received… 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.