What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On January 29, 1999, at 1601 hours pacific standard time, a coelho RV4, N770RF, collided with a Cessna 150L, N6979G, while taxiing for takeoff at the Madera, California, airport. The Cessna 150L was stationary in the run-up area conducting a pretakeoff engine and systmes check. The Cessna 150L was owned and operated by Madera county aircrafters and rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. The coelho RV4 was owned and operated by rocket factory, inc., and was also departing for a local area personal flgiht. The Cessna 150L was destroyed and the coelho RV4 sustained minor propeller damage. Neither of the pilots, the sole occupants of their respecitve aircraft, were injuried. Both aircraft were originating at the time of the on-ground collision. According to a statement from the pilot of the Cessna 150L, she was stopped in the run-up area conducting a pretakeoff engine run-up. The coelho RV4, a conventional landing gear-equipped airplane, taxied into the tail of the Cessna 150L and the propeller damaged the entire Cessna's empennage. (.4)a coelho RV4, N770RF, collided with a Cessna 150L, N6979G, while taxiing for takeoff. The Cessna 150L was stopped on the parallel taxiway waiting for departure behind two other airplanes. The Cessna's pilot reported that the run-up area was congested and she did not believe there was enough room to safely pull into the area. While waiting on the taxiway, the propeller of a RV4 struck the tail section of her aircraft. The pilot of N770RF (a conventional gear airplane) stated that he was performing 's' turns on the parallel taxiway while taxiing out for departure and did not notice the Cessna stopped on the taxiway. (-23) pilot of N770RF was taxiing for takeoff on parallel taxiway. He impacted a Cessna 150 which was stopped on the taxiway in process of performing an engine runup. Minor damage to RV4 propeller. privacy data omitted .
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JANUARY 29, 1999, AT 1601 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A COELHO RV4, N770RF, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 150L, N6979G, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE MADERA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE CESSNA 150L WAS STATIONARY IN THE RUN-UP AREA CONDUCTING A PRETAKEOFF ENGINE AND SYSTMES CHECK. THE CESSNA 150L WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MADERA COUNTY AIRCRAFTERS AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE COELHO RV4 WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROCKET FACTORY, INC., AND WAS ALSO DEPARTING FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLGIHT. THE CESSNA 150L WAS DESTROYED AND THE COELHO RV4 SUSTAINED MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THEIR RESPECITVE AIRCRAFT, WERE INJURIED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ON-GROUND COLLISION. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 150L, SHE WAS STOPPED IN THE RUN-UP AREA CONDUCTING A PRETAKEOFF ENGINE RUN-UP. THE COELHO RV4, A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, TAXIED INTO THE TAIL OF THE CESSNA 150L AND THE PROPELLER DAMAGED THE ENTIRE CESSNA'S EMPENNAGE. (.4)A COELHO RV4, N770RF, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 150L, N6979G, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. THE CESSNA 150L WAS STOPPED ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WAITING FOR DEPARTURE BEHIND TWO OTHER AIRPLANES. THE CESSNA'S PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RUN-UP AREA WAS CONGESTED AND SHE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO SAFELY PULL INTO THE AREA. WHILE WAITING ON THE TAXIWAY, THE PROPELLER OF A RV4 STRUCK THE TAIL SECTION OF HER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF N770RF (A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE) STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING 'S' TURNS ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AND DID NOT NOTICE THE CESSNA STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. (-23) PILOT OF N770RF WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON PARALLEL TAXIWAY. HE IMPACTED A CESSNA 150 WHICH WAS STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY IN PROCESS OF PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUNUP. MINOR DAMAGE TO RV4 PROPELLER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .
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