Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate lookout while maneuvering on the ramp which resulted in his misjudging the clearance between his airplane and parked aircraft.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
While maneuvering on the parking ramp at falcon field in peachtree city, georgia, the right wing of a CESSNA 172 collided with the radome of a gulfstream iv. The pilot stated that he was watching the directions of someone on the ramp, and misjudged the clearance that he had between his airplane and the gulfstream. As he made a sharp right turn, he collided with the parked aircraft. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
Source record
Factual narrative
On June 10, 1995, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N73785, collided with a parked Gulfstream Four while maneuvering the airplane on the parking ramp at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia. The personal flight operated under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight departed Peachtree City, Georgia, at 1100 hours. According to the pilot, an associate of his was on the ramp and attempted to ground guide him to a parking spot. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane, he made a sharp right turn into a parked airplane. No mechanical problems with N73785 were reported by the pilot. -