# Accident 19990313002239A: Piper PA28150, Riverside/Rubid, CA, March 13, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 13, 1999, 12:15 local time - Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA - Airport: Fla-Bob Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9888° N, 117.4099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLABOB (RIR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9888&lon=-117.4099&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5346W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5346W-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150 - Reported engine: LYC O320A2B - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 134 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA117) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313002239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA117), Mar 13, 1999: Piper PA-28-150 (N5346W), Rubidoux, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from parked airplanes while taxiing due to his diverted attention. ## Other reports on N5346W (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010731018949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731018949A), Jul 31, 2001: Piper PA28150 (N5346W), Hesperia, CA, No damage. (.19) On July 28, 2001, about 0038 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-150, N5346W, operated by the pilot/owner was substantially damaged while… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.