Long Beach, CA, USA
N51594
CESSNA 172P
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While taxing at night from a parking area to runway 30 for takeoff, the commercial pilot inadvertently departed the taxiway and entered onto a service road. While trying to re-enter the taxiway from the service road the left wing tip struck a parked van. The airplane then pivoted around and struck a storage container. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle during taxi.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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