What happened
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(-23) N7195Q, a Cessna 172, taxied into the rear of Cessna N52746, whgile both a/c were waiting for departure on taxiway A-4 at pae, runway 34L. N52746 sustained substantial damage to its right elevator, horizontal stabilizer, and tail-cone, there were no injuries. The pilot of N7195Q stated that when he leaned over to adjust his radio, he relaxed pressure on brakes and rolled forward into the a/c in front of his. Which was N52746. Refer to 8020-23 dated same and NTSB report #SEA00LA for specifics with N7195Q. (.19) on September 16, 2000, at 1033 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N7195Q, registered to and being operated by a commercial pilot, sustained minor damage when it collided with a Cessna 182P, N52746, while taxiing on taxiway A-4 at the Snohomish county airport (pae), Everett, Washington. The pilot was uninjured, as was the pilot of the 182P, and the 182P sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed for either aircraft. Both aircraft were departing as personal flights, and were operating under 14CFR91, and both were destined for eastsound, Washington. Both the pilot of N7195Q and N52746 were telephonic ally interviewed. The pilot of N7195Q reported that while taxiing forward in a line of aircraft, he stopped his aircraft about 10-15 feet behind N52746 directly ahead. He then awaited further movement of the other aircraft ahead in the lineup for takeoff, and focused his attention on setting up radio frequencies in anticipation of transiting the whidbey island, Washington, area. When he looked up, he noted that his aircraft was rolling forward. He reported applying brakes and right rudder, which swung the nose of his aircraft to the right, but not before the propeller contacted N52746'S right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. He reported that there was no mechanical malfunctions with his a/c at the time of the event.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N7195Q, A CESSNA 172, TAXIED INTO THE REAR OF CESSNA N52746, WHGILE BOTH A/C WERE WAITING FOR DEPARTURE ON TAXIWAY A-4 AT PAE, RUNWAY 34L. N52746 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT ELEVATOR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND TAIL-CONE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT OF N7195Q STATED THAT WHEN HE LEANED OVER TO ADJUST HIS RADIO, HE RELAXED PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE A/C IN FRONT OF HIS. WHICH WAS N52746. REFER TO 8020-23 DATED SAME AND NTSB REPORT #SEA00LA FOR SPECIFICS WITH N7195Q. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2000, AT 1033 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172L, N7195Q, REGISTERED TO AND BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 182P, N52746, WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY A-4 AT THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY AIRPORT (PAE), EVERETT, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AS WAS THE PILOT OF THE 182P, AND THE 182P SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR EITHER AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DEPARTING AS PERSONAL FLIGHTS, AND WERE OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91, AND BOTH WERE DESTINED FOR EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON. BOTH THE PILOT OF N7195Q AND N52746 WERE TELEPHONIC ALLY INTERVIEWED. THE PILOT OF N7195Q REPORTED THAT WHILE TAXIING FORWARD IN A LINE OF AIRCRAFT, HE STOPPED HIS AIRCRAFT ABOUT 10-15 FEET BEHIND N52746 DIRECTLY AHEAD. HE THEN AWAITED FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AHEAD IN THE LINEUP FOR TAKEOFF, AND FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION ON SETTING UP RADIO FREQUENCIES IN ANTICIPATION OF TRANSITING THE WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON, AREA. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, HE NOTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING FORWARD. HE REPORTED APPLYING BRAKES AND RIGHT RUDDER, WHICH SWUNG THE NOSE OF HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, BUT NOT BEFORE THE PROPELLER CONTACTED N52746'S RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. HE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH HIS A/C AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.