Cessna 150J N51365

Summary

On 22 March 2004 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N51365, operated by Jerrry Shetterly, was involved in an accident near Gardner, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 March 2004 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gardner, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gardner Municipal Airort (K34)

Coordinates

38.8067, -94.9561

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N51365

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerrry Shetterly

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gardner → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04CA092

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the post. A factor was the post.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage when the right wingtip hit a post while taxiing on the ramp. The certified flight instructor (CFI) reported the post was hit while he was taxiing back to park the airplane after conducting an hour of training in the local area. The CFI reported that the student pilot was taxiing the airplane back to the ramp where the aircraft tie-downs were located. The student pilot, who was seated in the left seat of the airplane, taxied too close to the post that was attached to a building, and the right wingtip struck the post.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.