# NTSB LAX06CA139: Beech G35, N348G, Flagstaff, AZ, March 2, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 1, 2006, 17:00 local (Mar 2, 2006, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Flagstaff, AZ - Coordinates: 35.145, -111.683052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-111.6831&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63481 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA139 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63481/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA139 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance with obstructions 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 - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - pole ## Analysis After landing, the pilot taxied to his hangar that he shares with an aviation maintenance technician with inspector's authorization. As he taxied around a corner, he saw his car out of the hangar and another airplane in the hangar. He knew where this other airplane was normally tied down so he turned his airplane 180 degrees and transitioned to the tie-down area, which was located near an airport fence. The pilot was watching for chocks and tie-down straps on the ground while maintaining clearance between the right wing tip and the fence when the left wing impacted a light pole. ## Factual narrative On March 1, 2006, about 1700 mountain standard time, a Beech G35, N348G, collided with a light pole while taxiing to parking at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, Arizona. The pilot, also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country, personal flight. The pilot departed from Chinle Municipal Airport, Chinle, Arizona, about 1600. In a written statement, the pilot reported that after landing, he taxied to his hangar that he shares with an aviation maintenance technician with inspector's authorization. As he taxied around a corner, he saw his car out of the hangar and another airplane in the hangar. He knew where this other airplane was normally tied down so he turned his airplane 180 degrees and transitioned to the tie-down area, located near an airport fence. The pilot was watching for chocks and tie-down straps on the ground while maintaining clearance between the right wing tip and the fence when the left wing impacted a light pole. During the collision, the left outboard leading edge skin and a rib were damaged. The pilot recommended being more attentive and familiarizing himself with the tie down areas before taxiing into congested areas to prevent future accidents. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N348G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348G), registered now, S/N D-4532, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech G35 - Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-4532 - Airframe hours: 3752.7 - Engines: Continental E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James A. Levitt - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2006 - Departed: E91, Chinle, AZ - Destination: FLG, Flagstaff, AZ - Airport: FLG, Flagstaff Pulliam ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 680 total, 600 in this make and model, 630 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft broken - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KFLG ## 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 20060301004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060301004909A), Mar 1, 2006: Beech G35, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman had completed flight without any problems. Airmans hangar was occupied, so he decided to taxi to a tiedown. While taxiing along a chain link fence… From the NTSB's public API. 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