# NTSB SEA07LA004: Cessna 182M, N70946, Boise, ID, October 5, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 5, 2006, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Boise, ID - Coordinates: 43.564167, -116.222778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5642&lon=-116.2228&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64668 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07LA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64668/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA004 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing. A contributing factor was the temporary construction fence next to the taxiway. ## 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 - fence (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he was taxiing to his hangar with the airplane's nose wheel on the centerline of the taxiway. The airplane's left wing struck a temporary construction fence that had been moved onto the edge of the taxiway. The left wing leading edge was damaged approximately 6 feet in from the wingtip and the left aileron was separated from the wing. ## Factual narrative On October 5, 2006, at approximately 1100 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182M, N70946, was substantially damaged when it impacted a temporary construction fence during taxi at Boise Air Terminal, Boise, Idaho. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The pilot/owner was operating the aircraft under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight which originated from Nampa, Idaho, approximately 20 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was taxiing to his hangar with the airplane's nose wheel on the centerline of the taxiway. The airplane's left wing struck a temporary construction fence that had been moved onto the edge of the taxiway. The left wing leading edge was damaged approximately 6 feet in from the wingtip and the left aileron was separated from the wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N70946](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70946-2011-04-14), registration cancelled 2011-04-14, S/N 18259429, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182M - Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259429 - Airframe hours: 4860 - Engines: Continental O-470-R25F 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ward D. Parkinson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2005 - Departed: S67, Nampa, ID - Destination: BOI, Boise, ID - Airport: BOI, Boise Air Terminal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,213 total, 1,051 in this make and model, 1,140 as pilot in command, 53 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.93 inHg - Observed at: BOI ## 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 20061005021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005021479A), Oct 5, 2006: Cessna 182M, Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During taxi to parking, after a flight, the aircraft collided with a temporary construction chain link fence. The aircraft left wing was damaged at the… ## Other investigations on N70946 (3) 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. - [NTSB WPR09FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA282), Jun 3, 2009: Cessna 182M (N70946), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight. - [NTSB LAX76DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA30), Nov 24, 1975: Cessna 182 (N70946), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB OAK73DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD44), May 28, 1973: Cessna 182 (N70946), Livermore, CA, substantial damage 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.