NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Phoenix, AZ · December 2, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1976
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1998MCessna 182N34651Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156277

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3594   76/12/2   PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N34651              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      52, 8594 TOTAL HOURS, 201
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- THIS ACFT PARKED.STUDENT CUT ENGINE WHEN COLLISION APPEARED IMMINENT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3594   76/12/2   PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 4000
        TIME - 1530                    N1998M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR,
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TAXI ACDT IN PARKING AREA.PILOT OF TAXIING ACFT BLINDED BY SUN.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1998M
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor,

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N34651
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Sky Harbor

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N1998M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.