Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 17:00 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

After landing, the pilot taxied to his hangar that he shares with an aviation maintenance technician with inspector's authorization. As he taxied around a corner, he saw his car out of the hangar and another airplane in the hangar. He knew where this other airplane was normally tied down so he turned his airplane 180 degrees and transitioned to the tie-down area, which was located near an airport fence. The pilot was watching for chocks and tie-down straps on the ground while maintaining clearance between the right wing tip and the fence when the left wing impacted a light pole.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance with obstructions while taxiing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/1/2006
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1700
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Flagstaff
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 86001
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 350842N
Event Location Longitude 1114059W
Event Location Airport FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FLG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1650 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KFLG
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2700
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20054
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Mar 30 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2006 3:49PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Federal Aviation Administration - Scottsdale FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N348G
NTSB Number LAX06CA139
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model G35
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number D-4532
Certified Max Gross Weight 2775
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 3752.7
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name James A. Levitt
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Chinle
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 86503
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code E91
Departure City Chinle
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code FLG
Destination City Flagstaff
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 11 2006 1:57PM
User who most recently changed record COOS
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location NA
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --