# NTSB SEA98LA071: Cessna 172M, N1673V, Ocean Shores, WA, May 3, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 3, 1998, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Ocean Shores, WA - Coordinates: 46.970447, -124.139808 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9704&lon=-124.1398&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 12, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42782 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA98LA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42782/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA071 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a light standard (utility pole) just off the edge of the parking ramp. Factors include a light standard placed near the edge of the parking ramp. ## 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 - utility pole (contributing factor) ## Analysis After landing, the pilot started to park in a spot near the southeast end of the parking ramp. Seeing that there were no tie-down ropes in that row, he decided to taxi to a spot at the far west part of the ramp. While attempting to park the aircraft in a tie-down location on the western most row, he failed to see a light standard (utility pole) located just off the western edge of the ramp. As he began his turn to align the aircraft with the parking spot, the aircraft's right wing impacted the pole. ## Factual narrative On May 3, 1998, approximately 1130 Pacific daylight time, the right wing of a Cessna 172M, N1673V, impacted a light pole while being taxied to a parking spot at Ocean Shores Municipal Airport, Ocean Shores, Washington. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by Evergreen Flying Club, Bellevue, Washington, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight, which departed Renton, Washington, about two hours earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. While en route to Ocean Shores, the pilot had been on an IFR flight plan, but he had canceled IFR prior to landing. There was no report of an ELT activation. According to the pilot, after landing on runway 33 at Ocean Shores, he turned off the runway at the midfield exit and entered the southeast corner of the parking ramp. He pulled into a parking spot near the southeast corner, but realized there were no tie-down ropes. He therefore proceeded to the last row of tie-downs on the west edge of the ramp and started a left turn to line up with one of those spots. Soon after starting the left turn, the aircraft's right wing impacted a telephone pole located near the edge of the parking ramp. The pole was being used as a light standard for lights that illuminate the parking ramp. Although the FAA made the NTSB aware on May 4, that there was a report of an aircraft having sustained damage at Ocean Shores on May 3, the pilot did not contact the NTSB until May 11. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1673V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1673V-2003-04-08), registration cancelled 2003-04-08, S/N 17263708, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17263708 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Evergreen Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 28, 1998 - Departed: RNT, RENTON, WA - Destination: S26 - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: W04, Ocean Shores Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 823 total, 374 in this make and model, 690 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F ## 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 19980503021189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503021189A), May 3, 1998: Cessna 172M, Ocean Shores, WA, Substantial damage. Right wing hit telephone pole turning to park on ramp. (.4)after landing, the pilot started to park in a spot near the southeast end of the parking ramp.… ## Other investigations on N1673V (1) 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 SEA00WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00WA042), Jan 23, 2000: Cessna 172M (N1673V), Squamish, Canada, 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. 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