What happened
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Tower had pilot expidite crossing runway. Taxied into N6285M holding short on other side. View limited over nose. (-23) Cessna 152, N6285M was holding short, south of runway 9R on taxiway lima and monitoring tower frequency awaiting takeoff for a demonstration flight. A steen skybolt, N101DT, landed 9L and was taxiing south on taxiway lima ND talking to ground control and initially instructed to taxi straight ahead on lima and hold short of 9R. As N101DT approached the hold short line he was instructed to cross runway 9R and to expedite. Being a tailwheel aircraft his forward vision was diminished considerable and he was s turning to the right side of the taxiway to see ahead. N101DT increased his forward speed to comply, stopped s turning and crossed runway 9R and collided with N6285M, causing structural damage to both aircraft's wings. Pilot of 101DT says he was never informed of other aircraft's position and spotted it just prior to impact but could not stop in time. (.19) on March 29, 1998, about 1557 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built steen skybolt, N101DT, registered to an individual, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, taxied into a Cessna 152, N6285M, registered to comair flight academy, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, as he was returning to the ramp after landing at Orlando's Sanford field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for either flight. No injuries were reported from either airplane, and both airplanes received substantial damage. The skybolt flight originated from Sanford field about 43 minutes before the accident. According to Sanford tower personnel, the skybolt had landed and cleared runway 9L onto a connecting taxiway when he was given instructions from the tower to cross runway 9R and "expedite". The skybolt was on ground control frequency. At the FAR side of the same taxiway, south of runway 9R, was the Cessna awaiting takeoff clearance and monitoring tower frequency. The skybolt collided with the Cessna causing substantial damage to both airplanes. (.4) after landing and clearing the outer parallel runway, the biplane pilot was directed by the ground controller to taxi across the inner parallel runway, 'without delay'. The biplane pilot complied with the instructions and his airplane collided with a Cessna trainer who was holding short on the taxiway waiting takeoff clearance from the inner parallel runway.
As the FAA filed it
TOWER HAD PILOT EXPIDITE CROSSING RUNWAY. TAXIED INTO N6285M HOLDING SHORT ON OTHER SIDE. VIEW LIMITED OVER NOSE. (-23) CESSNA 152, N6285M WAS HOLDING SHORT, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9R ON TAXIWAY LIMA AND MONITORING TOWER FREQUENCY AWAITING TAKEOFF FOR A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. A STEEN SKYBOLT, N101DT, LANDED 9L AND WAS TAXIING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY LIMA ND TALKING TO GROUND CONTROL AND INITIALLY INSTRUCTED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD ON LIMA AND HOLD SHORT OF 9R. AS N101DT APPROACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RUNWAY 9R AND TO EXPEDITE. BEING A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT HIS FORWARD VISION WAS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLE AND HE WAS S TURNING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TO SEE AHEAD. N101DT INCREASED HIS FORWARD SPEED TO COMPLY, STOPPED S TURNING AND CROSSED RUNWAY 9R AND COLLIDED WITH N6285M, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT'S WINGS. PILOT OF 101DT SAYS HE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF OTHER AIRCRAFT'S POSITION AND SPOTTED IT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. (.19) ON MARCH 29, 1998, ABOUT 1557 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT STEEN SKYBOLT, N101DT, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, TAXIED INTO A CESSNA 152, N6285M, REGISTERED TO COMAIR FLIGHT ACADEMY, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING AT ORLANDO'S SANFORD FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER FLIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM EITHER AIRPLANE, AND BOTH AIRPLANES RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SKYBOLT FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANFORD FIELD ABOUT 43 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SANFORD TOWER PERSONNEL, THE SKYBOLT HAD LANDED AND CLEARED RUNWAY 9L ONTO A CONNECTING TAXIWAY WHEN HE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TOWER TO CROSS RUNWAY 9R AND "EXPEDITE". THE SKYBOLT WAS ON GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY. AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE SAME TAXIWAY, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9R, WAS THE CESSNA AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AND MONITORING TOWER FREQUENCY. THE SKYBOLT COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRPLANES. (.4) AFTER LANDING AND CLEARING THE OUTER PARALLEL RUNWAY, THE BIPLANE PILOT WAS DIRECTED BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER TO TAXI ACROSS THE INNER PARALLEL RUNWAY, 'WITHOUT DELAY'. THE BIPLANE PILOT COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND HIS AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA TRAINER WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT ON THE TAXIWAY WAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FROM THE INNER PARALLEL RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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