Cessna 172 N5815E

Summary

On 2 May 1999 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5815E was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, United States. One person was 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

2 May 1999 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Port Columbus Intl (CMH)

Coordinates

39.9790, -82.9797

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5815E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA104

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance and his visual perception of the perimeter road as Taxiway Charlie. A factor in the accident was the absence of a sign identifying the perimeter road.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot requested a progressive taxi from the ground controller. The controller told her to taxi south, out of the 'Airnet ramp', and make a left turn to the east, onto Taxiway Charlie. The pilot taxied south, and noticed a 'C' (charlie) taxiway sign. She made a left turn onto a perimeter road, instead of the taxiway. After the left turn, the left wing of the airplane struck a fence. A review of photographs revealed that there was no sign identifying the perimeter road. Additionally, the airport diagram used by the pilot did not depict the perimeter road.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.