Pilot Debrief

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S near Prescott, AZ — 2024-11-07

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Date
2024-11-07
Location
Prescott, AZ, USA
Airport
KPRC
Aircraft
TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
Registration
N679ER
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay.

Contributing factors

Contributing to the accident was the low light conditions and obstacles adjacent to the deice bay.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and pilot undergoing instruction were preparing for a pre-sunrise instructional flight. The airplane was standing at an unlit deice bay adjacent to a hangar, parked airplane, and a chain-link fence. As the flight instructor attempted to maneuver around the parked airplane and taxi out of the deice bay, the right wing impacted the top of the chain-link fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilots reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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