CESSNA 182 near Cookson, OK — 2009-06-20
- Date
- 2009-06-20
- Location
- Cookson, OK, USA
- Airport
- 44M
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 182
- Registration
- N60HP
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the building while taxiing on a road.
NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after back-taxiing on the grass airstrip, he taxied onto an asphalt road between the airstrip and the hangar area on the northeast side of the airport. As he taxied on the road, he felt a "jolt." After stopping and exiting the airplane, he noted that the left wing had contacted the T-hangar. The pilot reported that he was informed by the airport manager that other aircraft had contacted the hangar in the same location. There are no paved taxiways on the airport and the building that was contacted is painted orange.
Analysis
- Primary failure mode
- Human factors
- First missed decision gate
- Pilot could have chosen a safer taxi route instead of using the road.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 4 docket documents
Docket documents4
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- Supplemental Statement From Pilot - Including a Sketch That Shows the Route of Taxi and Location of Impactinterview
- Photo 1 - Closeup View of the Top of the Left Wing Showing Wrinkled Aft Wing Spar (FAA Photo)photos
- Photo 2 - Closeup View of the Left Forward Fuselage Showing Damage to the Attach Point (FAA Photo)photos
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