Cessna 550 N544PS

Summary

On 23 November 2011 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 550 registered N544PS, operated by PWS Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Moline, Illinois, 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

23 November 2011 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moline, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Quad Cities International (MLI)

Coordinates

41.4478, -90.5092

Aircraft

Cessna 550

Registration

N544PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PWS Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Moline

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN12CA084

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the parked, unoccupied airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the guidance provided by the marshaller.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing at night, the pilot was taxiing the airplane on a ramp with the airplane's taxi lights illuminated and was paying attention to the ramp marshaller. The pilot originally thought the marshaller would have him park in the position directly next to the fixed base operator; however, the marshaller had the pilot execute a left 180-degree turn and park with the cabin door facing the door of the building. While watching the marshaller outside the right cockpit window, the pilot lost sight of a parked, unoccupied airplane. The pilot then noticed the parked airplane and attempted to stop; however, the airplane's left wing contacted the parked airplane's forward fuselage and nose landing gear. A postaccident examination of the accident airplane showed that the left wing was crushed and bent. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the contact with the parked airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.