Cessna 172N N5366J

Summary

On 26 June 2011 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5366J, operated by Ireland Donald E, was involved in an accident near Olympia, Washington, United States. 4 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

26 June 2011 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Olympia, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM)

Coordinates

46.9667, -122.9000

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5366J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ireland Donald E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olympia → Sun River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported leaving his covered parking spot and beginning a slow taxi towards the main taxiway. During his taxi, the pilot observed a stationary airplane in front and to his left with the propeller spinning. The pilot attempted to make eye contact with the person in the other airplane but was unsuccessful. Based on the stationary airplane's position, the pilot assumed that he could clear the spinning propeller by staying to the right of the yellow line. As the pilot was passing the other airplane he heard a loud noise as the left wing of the airplane collided with the propeller and sustained substantial damage. The propeller of the stationary airplane sustained minor damage. The pilot reported no mechanical issues or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The stationary airplane was undergoing a post maintenance equipment test with no intent for flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.