Cessna 172M N12477

Summary

On 19 June 2011 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12477, operated by South Mountain Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near North Adams, Massachusetts, 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

19 June 2011 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Adams, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Harriman-and-West Airport (AQW)

Coordinates

42.6911, -73.1686

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N12477

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

South Mountain Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hudson → North Adams

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA371

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a light pole while taxiing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing at an airport, the pilot taxied to the fixed base operator in order to park the airplane. He was advised to park in the first space near the grass, but was unsure of the location of that space. The pilot taxied to the area where he thought he was supposed to park. He then turned the airplane toward his intended parking space and the right wing made contact with a light pole and was substantially damaged. The pilot was uninjured and reported that there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.