Piper PA-38 N43DR

Summary

On 19 August 1984 at about 17:55 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N43DR was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 August 1984 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Cheyenne Municipal (CYS)

Coordinates

41.1402, -104.7895

Aircraft

Piper PA-38

Registration

N43DR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA257

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PLT BEGAN TO FOLLOW A PARKING VEHICLE TO A PARKING SPOT. THE SPOT THAT THE PARKING VEHICLE DRIVER SELECTED NECESSITATED THAT THE ACFT EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN JUST PRIOP TO STOPPING. DURING THIS TURN THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION FENCE POST ADJACENT TO THE PARKING SPOT EVEN THOUGH THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS EXACTLY CENTERED ON THE YELLOW TAXIWAY STRIPE. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE LINEMAN MADE NO INDICATION THAT THE WINGTIP WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE FENCE. ACCORDING TO MEASUREMENTS TAKEN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IF THE NOSEWHEEL TRACKED EXACTLY ON THE YELLOW CENTERLINE THE RIGHT WINGTIP WOULD HAVE CLEARED THE FENCE POST BY 6 INCHES. ANOTHER LINEMAN NOT INVOLVED IN THIS MISHAP STATED THAT 'HE WAS WONDERING WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FROM THE FENCE TO THE TAXIWAY STRIP FOR AN AIRCRAFT TO GET BY.' HE MADE THIS STATEMENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.