Cessna T182T N378MS
8 October 2014 · Van Nuys, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N378MS was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys (KVNY)
- Coordinates
- 34.2097, -118.4897
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182T
- Registration
- N378MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2002
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Van Nuys → Van Nuys
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15CA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to monitor the distance between the left wing and blast fence while maneuvering behind another airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the pilot was taxiing to the run-up area, ground control advised him to taxi behind a Gulfstream that was holding short of runway 16R. While maneuvering on the ground to taxi behind the other airplane, the left wing contacted a blast fence on the ramp. The collision caused damage to the left wing leading edge and wing root. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T182T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2014 | Cessna T182T | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Fortune Gilbert S | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2014 | Cessna T182T | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | CCL Aircraft LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2013 | Cessna T182T | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Air Illini, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2015 | Cessna T182T | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Cessna T182T | Oroville, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Cessna T182T | Oak Island, North Carolina, United States | Aviation Adventures | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2014 | Scaled Composites 339 | Koehn Dry Lake, California, United States | Scaled Composites LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Cessna 180H | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 | Lincoln, California, United States | California Highway Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2014 | McDonnell Douglas 600N | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 502B | Princeton, California, United States | Michaud Aviation | No injuries | - |
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