39.6682° N, 119.8764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 19, 1999 · 11:50 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N304NL
Reported as
Extra EA300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was in close formation taxi during air show performance. N305NL radioed to stop taxi which was not heard by N304NL in trail. N304NL could not see that N305NL had stopped and proceeded to contact N305NL from the rear. Formation taxi procedures are being modified by the team.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CLOSE FORMATION TAXI DURING AIR SHOW PERFORMANCE. N305NL RADIOED TO STOP TAXI WHICH WAS NOT HEARD BY N304NL IN TRAIL. N304NL COULD NOT SEE THAT N305NL HAD STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO CONTACT N305NL FROM THE REAR. FORMATION TAXI PROCEDURES ARE BEING MODIFIED BY THE TEAM.