19960817028621A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Traverse City, MI · August 17, 1996

Date: August 17, 1996 · 12:05 local
Place: Traverse City, MI
Airport: Cherry Capital
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2406C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA304
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total4,343 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

N2406CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30706 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Taxiing to runway 18 collided with wing of N9352U that was in runup area checking engine prior departure. (-23) pilot of C180 taxiied out to runup area for rwy 18. Did not properly clear area ahead of aircraft and propeller struck and substantially damaged wing of C150, N9352U which was in runup area at the end of runway 18.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING TO RUNWAY 18 COLLIDED WITH WING OF N9352U THAT WAS IN RUNUP AREA CHECKING ENGINE PRIOR DEPARTURE. (-23) PILOT OF C180 TAXIIED OUT TO RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 18. DID NOT PROPERLY CLEAR AREA AHEAD OF AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER STRUCK AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WING OF C150, N9352U WHICH WAS IN RUNUP AREA AT THE END OF RUNWAY 18.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTraverse City, MIthe failure of the pilot of the Cessna 180, N2406C, to maintaining proper spacing from the Cessna 150M, N9352U. A factor relating to this accident was the Cessna 180 pilot's diverted attention.Aug 17, 1996 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N9352UCessna 150MAccident 19960817028622A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2406C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800202002459ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lake Leelanau, MILanded wheel equipped aircraft in deep snow on a frozen lake.Feb 2, 1980 · Substantial damage