Cessna 152TW N7866Z

Summary

On 12 May 2005 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152TW registered N7866Z was involved in an accident near Missoula, Montana, 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

12 May 2005 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Missoula, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Missoula International (KMSO)

Coordinates

46.9164, -114.0906

Aircraft

Cessna 152TW

Registration

N7866Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Ignatius → Missoula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05LA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a taxiway identification sign as he attempted to turn off the runway onto the taxiway during the last part of the landing roll. Factors include a taxiway identification sign in the vicinity of the intersection of the runway and the taxiway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who landed on Runway 25, was cleared by the tower to turn off the runway at Taxiway Echo 4. While attempting to make the right-hand turn onto the taxiway, the pilot inadvertently turned too soon, and the aircraft collided with the runway identification sign near the intersection of the runway and the taxiway. The force of the impact resulted in the right main gear leg attachment box being bent and distorted. According to the pilot, there was nothing wrong with the aircraft's directional control system or brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.