19981226034471A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · San Andreas, CA · December 26, 1998

Date: December 26, 1998 · 18:00 local
Place: San Andreas, CA
Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3787U
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX99LA069
Reported as: Cessna 182G
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,758 total283 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N3787URegistered now · Cessna 182GS/N 18255187 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 182G Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft N3787U taxied into N21104. (.4)the pilot of N3787U stated that he had radioed that he was clear of the runway and was taxiing to transient parking, and did not hear anyone else on frequency. The taxiway area is surrounded by tie down spots on either side of it. N11104 had pulled forward from the tie down area, and saw N3787U moving in his direction. He stopped, and believed that N3787U had enough time to stop or maneuver around his airplane without colliding with it or the other airplanes surrounding the area. The pilot of N3787U was concentrating his attention to the left due to an airplane that they did not want to hit. N3787U heard a sound from the right and saw the right wing being cut off. The taxiway area and airplanes were inspected on-scene. It was noted that the pilot of N3787U would have had a partially obstructed view of the taxiway area due to airplanes parked on either side of it.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT N3787U TAXIED INTO N21104. (.4)THE PILOT OF N3787U STATED THAT HE HAD RADIOED THAT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS TAXIING TO TRANSIENT PARKING, AND DID NOT HEAR ANYONE ELSE ON FREQUENCY. THE TAXIWAY AREA IS SURROUNDED BY TIE DOWN SPOTS ON EITHER SIDE OF IT. N11104 HAD PULLED FORWARD FROM THE TIE DOWN AREA, AND SAW N3787U MOVING IN HIS DIRECTION. HE STOPPED, AND BELIEVED THAT N3787U HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP OR MANEUVER AROUND HIS AIRPLANE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH IT OR THE OTHER AIRPLANES SURROUNDING THE AREA. THE PILOT OF N3787U WAS CONCENTRATING HIS ATTENTION TO THE LEFT DUE TO AN AIRPLANE THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HIT. N3787U HEARD A SOUND FROM THE RIGHT AND SAW THE RIGHT WING BEING CUT OFF. THE TAXIWAY AREA AND AIRPLANES WERE INSPECTED ON-SCENE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PILOT OF N3787U WOULD HAVE HAD A PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE TAXIWAY AREA DUE TO AIRPLANES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.

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 LAX99LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Andreas, CAThe other pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing in a confined area between rows of parked aircraft.Dec 27, 1998 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage