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MIA94LA184

1994-07-25 · NAPLES, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport APF

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN WINGTIP CLEARANCE WHILE TAXIING RESULTING IN THE ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE.

Factual narrative

On July 25, 1994, about 1030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28, N9236L, registered to Flight Safety International, collided with a light pole while taxiing in a ramp area at the Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida, while on a 14 CFR 141 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated in Vero Beach, Florida, about 0857. The student pilot taxied the aircraft to a ramp area and when a line service individual recognized that the pilot was not familiar with the ramp, the line service individual drove a "follow me" truck to meet the airplane. The follow me truck was proceeding to a spot to park the airplane when the left wing of the airplane collided with a light pole. WHILE TAXIING ON A RAMP AND FOLLOWING A 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1994_MIA94LA184.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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