Cessna 172 N98395
14 June 2018 · Salem, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 2018 at about 19:17 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N98395, operated by Southern Illinois University DBA, was involved in an accident near Salem, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salem, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salem-Leckrone (SLO)
- Coordinates
- 38.6439, -88.9647
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N98395
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1985
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southern Illinois University DBA
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carbondale/Murphysboro → Salem
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA360
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing the airplane on the ramp.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot reported that, after landing, he taxied the airplane to the ramp to get fuel. While in front of the fuel tank, he repositioned the airplane with a 360° turn. During a second attempt to reposition the airplane, the right wing struck a nearby pole. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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