# Incident 19970318009089I: Amtr RV6, Lancaster, TX, March 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6201° N, 96.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6201&lon=-96.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139TX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318009089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT MOVED OFF TAXIWAY TO THE EAST TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AIRCRAFT WAS STATIONARY WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. WING FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT STRUCK PROP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, PROP TO BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AT PROP SHOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA148), Mar 18, 1997: Homebuilt RV-6 (N139TX), Lancaster, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot of the Stinson L5, N57789, to see and avoid the RV-6, N139TX.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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