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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr Lancairiv · Reno, NV · September 21, 1998

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Date
September 21, 1998 · 09:45 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N805L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA302
Reported as
Amtr Lancairiv
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total500 in this make and model
N805LRegistered now · Bognuda Livio IV LANCAIRS/N IV0011Airframe modelBognuda Livio IV LANCAIREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Acft was struck in the tail section by N24SF, which was taxiing, acft has substantial damage.(-23) aircraft had stopped for C-130 to take active runeay. While stopped aircraft was hit from behind by seafury N24SF. Damage to rudder, vertical and horizontal stabilizer, right elevator and right side of fuselage. (.4) the Lancair was holding position on the taxiway while awaiting takeoff when it was struck from behind by a Hawker sea fury. The Lancair pilot was stopped 500 to 600 feet behind a military C-130 transport aircraft in front of hin to avoid thrust turbulence. The pilot of the tail wheel equipped sea fury, also taxiing for takeoff, reported that he was unaware of the presence of the smaller aircraft and never saw it on the taxiway ahead until the propeller of his aircraft began striking the empennage of the Lancair. The sea fury pilot reported difficulty s-turning while taxiing due to thrust turbulence from other military fighter aircraft on the ramp adjacent to the taxiway he was using.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS STRUCK IN THE TAIL SECTION BY N24SF, WHICH WAS TAXIING, ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED FOR C-130 TO TAKE ACTIVE RUNEAY. WHILE STOPPED AIRCRAFT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY SEAFURY N24SF. DAMAGE TO RUDDER, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. (.4) THE LANCAIR WAS HOLDING POSITION ON THE TAXIWAY WHILE AWAITING TAKEOFF WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A HAWKER SEA FURY. THE LANCAIR PILOT WAS STOPPED 500 TO 600 FEET BEHIND A MILITARY C-130 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIN TO AVOID THRUST TURBULENCE. THE PILOT OF THE TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED SEA FURY, ALSO TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE SMALLER AIRCRAFT AND NEVER SAW IT ON THE TAXIWAY AHEAD UNTIL THE PROPELLER OF HIS AIRCRAFT BEGAN STRIKING THE EMPENNAGE OF THE LANCAIR. THE SEA FURY PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY S-TURNING WHILE TAXIING DUE TO THRUST TURBULENCE FROM OTHER MILITARY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY HE WAS USING.

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 LAX98LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVThe failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate visual surveillance of the taxiway in front of his aircraft to avoid the collision.Sep 21, 1998 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N24SFAmtr SEAFURYTMK20Accident 19980921037701A