Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary WPR09CA274

Grangeville, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N25353

PIPER PA-38-112

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

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.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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