What happened
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(-23) On 02/03/01, at approx. 08:45 MST, a Beech V35A, operated by glen edward loyd collided with an unoccupied Mooney M20E while taxiing on the ramp at cutter aviation in Albuquerque,NM. Both airplanes suffered damage, the Mooney substantially. The private pilot and his two passengers were uninjured. The personal flight had originated at deming, NM. Earlier that evening. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and weather was not a factor. The pilot indicated he was watching the linesman who was directing him where to park and did not see the parked Mooney. Witnesses say the pilot was taxiing at an unusually high rate of speed and did not see the linesman or the Mooney until the angle of the a/c was such that collision was unavoidable. (.19) on febvruary 3, 2001, at 2045 MST, a Beech V035A, N9447S, was substantially damaged when it taxied into a parked airplane at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country flight that originated from demming, new Mexico, approx. 1 hour 15 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, while taxiing towards a parking space he was directed by a marshaler to use another parking space. While changine from one space to another, his airplane impacted a parked Mooney. (.4) on February 3, 2001, at approximately 2045 mountain standard time, a Beech V-35A, N9447S, was substantially damaged when it taxied into a parked airplane at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country flight that originated from demin g, new Mexico, approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, while taxiing towards a parking space, he was directed by a marshaler to use another parking space. While changing from one space to another, his airplane impacted a parked Mooney. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked Mooney prior to the impact. The left wing of the accident airplane sustained an 8 by 12 inch hole in the leading edge near the pitot static tube.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/03/01, AT APPROX. 08:45 MST, A BEECH V35A, OPERATED BY GLEN EDWARD LOYD COLLIDED WITH AN UNOCCUPIED MOONEY M20E WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP AT CUTTER AVIATION IN ALBUQUERQUE,NM. BOTH AIRPLANES SUFFERED DAMAGE, THE MOONEY SUBSTANTIALLY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT DEMING, NM. EARLIER THAT EVENING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS WATCHING THE LINESMAN WHO WAS DIRECTING HIM WHERE TO PARK AND DID NOT SEE THE PARKED MOONEY. WITNESSES SAY THE PILOT WAS TAXIING AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DID NOT SEE THE LINESMAN OR THE MOONEY UNTIL THE ANGLE OF THE A/C WAS SUCH THAT COLLISION WAS UNAVOIDABLE. (.19) ON FEBVRUARY 3, 2001, AT 2045 MST, A BEECH V035A, N9447S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT TAXIED INTO A PARKED AIRPLANE AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM DEMMING, NEW MEXICO, APPROX. 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE TAXIING TOWARDS A PARKING SPACE HE WAS DIRECTED BY A MARSHALER TO USE ANOTHER PARKING SPACE. WHILE CHANGINE FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER, HIS AIRPLANE IMPACTED A PARKED MOONEY. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH V-35A, N9447S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT TAXIED INTO A PARKED AIRPLANE AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM DEMIN G, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE TAXIING TOWARDS A PARKING SPACE, HE WAS DIRECTED BY A MARSHALER TO USE ANOTHER PARKING SPACE. WHILE CHANGING FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER, HIS AIRPLANE IMPACTED A PARKED MOONEY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE PARKED MOONEY PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE LEFT WING OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SUSTAINED AN 8 BY 12 INCH HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE PITOT STATIC TUBE.
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