Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ERA09CA391

Morristown, NJ, USA

Aircraft #1

N751DW

CESSNA 172RG

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

At the completion of a local instructional flight, the flight instructor taxied the airplane from the right seat, "on centerline," with the engine power at idle. As he taxied between two parked airplanes, he struck the airplane parked to his right, and damaged the right wing rib of his airplane. The parked airplane sustained minor damage. The instructor said that he "let his guard down" and that there was nothing wrong with the performance and handling of his airplane.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked aircraft during taxi operations.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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