What happened
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Acft was taxiing for take-off when it struck 3 parked acft (registration numbers and types unknown), N5346W has substantial damage, the other 3 acft have minor damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 13, 1999, at 1215 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-150, N5346W, owned and operated by the pilot, collided with three parked airplanes while taxiing for takeoff at the uncontrolled flabob airport, rubidoux, California. Neither the commercial pilot nor his three passengers were injured during the planned local area personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 operation. According to the pilot, while in the process of beginning an orientation flight for "young eagles" he became distracted with paperwork on the dash. His airplane's right wing impacted the unoccupied airplanes. (.4)according to the pilot, while taxiing for takeoff he became distracted with paperwork on the airplane's dashboard and failed to maintain an adequate clearance with other parked airplanes along the taxiway. The airplane's wing collided with three parked airplanes. In the pilot's completed report, he reported that the accident could have been prevented had he not diverted his attention while taxiing. (-23)on amrch 13, 1999, at 1215 PST, a Piper PA-28-150, N5346W, owned and operated by privacy data omitted collided with three parked airplanes while taxing out for take-off at the flabob airport, rubidoux, CA. There were no injuries to the pilot or three passengers. The pilot indicated that he was distracted while taxing to the active runway and the wing tip hit a parked Cessna 210. The aircraft spun around and hit two other parked aircraft, causing minor damage to them. Ref item 13, the other aircraft were tied down and are not considered accident aircraft as defined by the NTSB. The pilot also stated that the taxiways were nowly paved and no taxi way markings were painted at the time of the accident. The pilot will be reexamined under the provisions of 44709.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF WHEN IT STRUCK 3 PARKED ACFT (REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND TYPES UNKNOWN), N5346W HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE OTHER 3 ACFT HAVE MINOR DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 13, 1999, AT 1215 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-150, N5346W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH THREE PARKED AIRPLANES WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE UNCONTROLLED FLABOB AIRPORT, RUBIDOUX, CALIFORNIA. NEITHER THE COMMERCIAL PILOT NOR HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED DURING THE PLANNED LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING AN ORIENTATION FLIGHT FOR "YOUNG EAGLES" HE BECAME DISTRACTED WITH PAPERWORK ON THE DASH. HIS AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANES. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF HE BECAME DISTRACTED WITH PAPERWORK ON THE AIRPLANE'S DASHBOARD AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH OTHER PARKED AIRPLANES ALONG THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S WING COLLIDED WITH THREE PARKED AIRPLANES. IN THE PILOT'S COMPLETED REPORT, HE REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD HE NOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION WHILE TAXIING. (-23)ON AMRCH 13, 1999, AT 1215 PST, A PIPER PA-28-150, N5346W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ COLLIDED WITH THREE PARKED AIRPLANES WHILE TAXING OUT FOR TAKE-OFF AT THE FLABOB AIRPORT, RUBIDOUX, CA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED WHILE TAXING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND THE WING TIP HIT A PARKED CESSNA 210. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND HIT TWO OTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THEM. REF ITEM 13, THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE TIED DOWN AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AS DEFINED BY THE NTSB. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE TAXIWAYS WERE NOWLY PAVED AND NO TAXI WAY MARKINGS WERE PAINTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WILL BE REEXAMINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 44709.
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