# NTSB MIA01LA054: Beech 200, N45CF, Naples, FL, January 2, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 2, 2001, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Naples, FL - Coordinates: 26.1525, -81.775558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7756&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 7 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 50872 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA054 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50872/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA054 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to obtain assistance from the FBO in the form of a marshaller and failure of the pilot to maintain clearance resulting in the on-ground collision with the light pole. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was parked by an unknown person from Naples Airport Authority after landing several days earlier and according to personnel from the Naples Airport Authority, remained in the same position that it had been parked from then to the arrival of the pilot to depart on the accident date. The pilot stated that personnel from Naples Airport Authority were busy and unable to take several passengers to the airplane from the fixed base operator (FBO). During the preflight, he noted the light pole was just behind the outboard side of the right wing. He obtained his IFR clearance and was cleared to taxi. He began to taxi without a marshaller and with a row of airplanes ahead of his location, he initiated an immediate left turn to maintain right wingtip clearance with parked airplanes. During the turn, the right horizontal stabilizer contacted the light pole. Individuals nearby who witnessed the collision ran near the airplane and got the pilots attention who then secured the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector who examined the airplane, the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer and the forward and aft spars of the vertical stabilizer were damaged. Examination of the area where the airplane had been parked revealed double concentric circles pole painted on the ramp centered on the light pole; the outer circle had a radius of approximately 32 feet. Radial lines were painted on the ramp from the base of the light pole to the inner circle line. A north/south oriented taxiway line west of where the airplane had been parked was blacked out; no leadout line was noted from the spot where the airplane had been parked forward to the blacked out taxiway line. ## Factual narrative On January 02, 2001, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Beech 200, N45CF, registered to Gray Aircraft Accessories, Inc., collided with a light pole while taxiing on the ramp to takeoff at the Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and six passengers were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The airplane was parked by an unknown person from Naples Airport Authority after landing several days earlier and according to personnel from the Naples Airport Authority, remained in the same position that it had been parked from then to the arrival of the pilot to depart on the accident date. The pilot stated that personnel from Naples Airport Authority were busy and unable to take several passengers to the airplane from the fixed-base operator (FBO). During the preflight, he noted the light pole was just behind the outboard side of the right wing. He obtained his IFR clearance and was cleared to taxi. He began to taxi without a marshaller and with a row of airplanes ahead of his location, he initiated an immediate left turn to maintain right wing tip clearance with parked airplanes. During the turn, the right horizontal stabilizer contacted the light pole. Individuals nearby who witnessed the collision ran near the airplane and got the pilots attention who then secured the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector who examined the airplane, the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer and the forward and aft spars of the vertical stabilizer were damaged. Examination of the area where the airplane had been parked revealed double concentric circles pole painted on the ramp centered on the light pole; the outer circle had a radius of approximately 32 feet. Radial lines were painted on the ramp from the base of the light pole to the inner circle line. A north-south oriented taxiway line west of where the airplane had been parked was blacked out; no lead out line was noted from the spot where the airplane had been parked forward to the blacked out taxiway line. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N45CF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45CF-2006-01-25), registration cancelled 2006-01-25, S/N BB-736, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 200 - Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-736 - Airframe hours: 6035 - Engines: P&W PT6A 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Laman A. Gray - Registered owner: Gray Aircraft Accessories, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, January 25, 2000, 180 hours before - Departed: KAPF, Naples, FL - Destination: KLOU, Louisville, KY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: APF, Naples Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 29, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 3,168 total, 895 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.34 inHg - Observed at: KAPF ## 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 20010102000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010102000019A), Jan 2, 2001: Beech B200, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing from its tie down spot, a right turn was intiated to align with the taxiway leading to the active runway. The right horizontal stablilized… 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.