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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Ocala, FL · June 1, 1996

Date
June 1, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N971P
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total380 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: a Beech A-36, N971P, experienced an on ground collision with a Piper J-3 cub, N1176G, during taxi for departure from Ocala (ocf). The pilot of the J-3 cub reported that she was at the controls (PIC) during the taxi out for departure and was looking at a wind sock to her left when she felt the aircraft collide. She stated that she did not see the bonanza until after collision was felt. Ms pratt wilson at no time indicated that her vision was impaired and stated that she just wasn't watching where she was going. The pilot of the Beech A-36 reported that he was taxiing out to the active and looking for aircraft in the traffic pattern. He felt the collision and saw the cub on his left wing. The right wing lift struts on the J-3 cub struck the left wing trailing edge of the Beech A-36. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A BEECH A-36, N971P, EXPERIENCED AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A PIPER J-3 CUB, N1176G, DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE FROM OCALA (OCF). THE PILOT OF THE J-3 CUB REPORTED THAT SHE WAS AT THE CONTROLS (PIC) DURING THE TAXI OUT FOR DEPARTURE AND WAS LOOKING AT A WIND SOCK TO HER LEFT WHEN SHE FELT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDE. SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE THE BONANZA UNTIL AFTER COLLISION WAS FELT. MS PRATT WILSON AT NO TIME INDICATED THAT HER VISION WAS IMPAIRED AND STATED THAT SHE JUST WASN'T WATCHING WHERE SHE WAS GOING. THE PILOT OF THE BEECH A-36 REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAXIING OUT TO THE ACTIVE AND LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE FELT THE COLLISION AND SAW THE CUB ON HIS LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS ON THE J-3 CUB STRUCK THE LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE OF THE BEECH A-36. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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