Grangeville, ID, USA
N25353
PIPER PA-38-112
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The student pilot landed the airplane and exited the runway at a taxiway. As he taxied the airplane to a fueling facility he inadvertently turned onto a roadway designated for automobile traffic. A short time later he became distracted by an automobile, and the left wing struck a sign post. The airplane then departed the roadway and came to rest in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing during the accident sequence.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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