Accident Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage N657MC, Thursday 1 January 2015

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Date:	Thursday 1 January 2015
Time:	17:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N657MC
MSN:	4622007
Year of manufacture:	1988
Engine model:	Lycoming TI0-540 SER
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Apalachicola Municipal Airport, FL (AAF/KAAF) - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS)
Destination airport:	Apalachicola Municipal Airport, FL (AAF/KAAF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After landing, the pilot taxied to the fixed base operator to park. As he approached the parking ramp, a lineman stood in front of a tie-down spot and raised both hands in the air signaling to the pilot where to park. The spot was next to a parked jet. The pilot said that while taxing to the parking spot he was concentrating on staying clear of the jet and did not see a light pole located at the edge of the ramp. The right wing struck the pole resulting in structural damage to the wing.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing, which resulted in the airplane striking a pole.

Accident investigation: