Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in a collision with an airport sign.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, while taxiing to the ramp, he observed the lineman motioning him towards a parking area. He taxied straight towards the lineman, and the airplane departed the taxiway, and struck an airport sign. The cowling was torn, the skin of the fuselage was buckled, and the fuselage skin was wrinkled two to three inches aft of the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA187 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 25, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lubbock, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Lubbock Preston Smith (KLBB)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna 182M
- N-number
- N182DG
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.