Accident Piper PA-28R-201T N3464Q, Saturday 13 November 2004
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Date:Saturday 13 November 2004
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28R-201T
Owner/operator:Airwolf Leasing LLC
Registration: N3464Q
MSN: 28R-7703110
Total airframe hrs:4334 hours
Engine model:Continental TSIO-360-FB
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Sikeston, Missouri -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Greenwood-Indy South Greenwood Airport, IN (KHFY)
Destination airport:Sikeston Memorial Airport, MO (SIK/KSIK)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it taxied into a pole. The pilot's accident report stated, "Taxied to the main ramp by the FBO, which was full. I transition to an alternate ramp and was hugging the grass in order to do my 90 degree turn and park. As I was doing this I looked for tie downs and lost situational awareness. The left wing hit a wooden pole 2 ' - 3' in from the edge."


Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining his visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the pole during his taxi to park from a landing. A factor was the pole he impacted.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI05CA031
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI05CA031

Revision history:

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