19990701014819I

Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 560E · Santa Monica, CA · July 1, 1999

Date: July 1, 1999 · 15:39 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N27078
Reported as: Gulstm 560E
Reported engine: Lycoming GO480*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

N73262 was holding short of runway 21 at Santa Monica airport (smo) awaiting an IFR release. N2707B was behind N73262 awaiting a VFR departure. The smo ATCT cleared N2707B for takeoff and during the repositioning of N2707B, the right hand wing tip of N2707B hit the upper portion of the rudder on N73262. Both aircraft were taxiied to bill's air center and it was determinde that N73262 would need to replace the rudder prior to flight. N2707B was cleared for flight with a few small scratches. Statement by pilot of N2707B to bill's air center indicated that he was in a hurry to depart.

As the FAA filed it

N73262 WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 21 AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (SMO) AWAITING AN IFR RELEASE. N2707B WAS BEHIND N73262 AWAITING A VFR DEPARTURE. THE SMO ATCT CLEARED N2707B FOR TAKEOFF AND DURING THE REPOSITIONING OF N2707B, THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP OF N2707B HIT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RUDDER ON N73262. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIIED TO BILL'S AIR CENTER AND IT WAS DETERMINDE THAT N73262 WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RUDDER PRIOR TO FLIGHT. N2707B WAS CLEARED FOR FLIGHT WITH A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES. STATEMENT BY PILOT OF N2707B TO BILL'S AIR CENTER INDICATED THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY TO DEPART.