NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA12CA382
Registry · N275LE
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
TCDS
H11NM · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2BA0E
Registrant of record
ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout while taxiing near a hangar, which resulted in airplane's right wingtip impacting the hangar door.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, he taxied his airplane between a parked airplane to his left and a hangar to his right. After clearing the parked airplane, and as he was looking toward his left in anticipation of a turn in that direction, the right wingtip of his airplane struck the hangar door, incurring damage to the aft right wing spar. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the pilot, he taxied his airplane between a parked airplane to his left and a hangar to his right. After clearing the parked airplane, he was looking left in anticipation of a turn in that direction, and the right wingtip of his airplane struck the hangar door, incurring damage to the aft right wing spar. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Aircraft-Aircraft handling/service-Towing and taxiing-Taxiing-Incorrect use/operation - C
- C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incomplete action-Pilot - C
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2012_ERA12CA382.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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