- Date
- May 17, 1985, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5O17WPiper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24728
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - uphill
Throttle/power control - excessive
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Brakes(normal) - delayed
Analysis
The plt had just purchased the acft & this was the first time he had taxied it from the left seat. This plt taxied from the parking ramp up a slight grade an across a taxiway. He reported that when he 'looked up', he observed that the acft was heading toward a hangar. The plt attempted to quickly turn the acft but it collided with the hangar. Exam of the brakes revealed that they were capable of working following the collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5O17W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-18
- Airframe hours
- 2,223
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robin F. Helton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1985 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- YUM · Yuma, AZ
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Military, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 32 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F