20010610011302I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VANS RV-3 · Sanford, ME · June 10, 2001

Date: June 10, 2001 · 08:35 local
Place: Sanford, ME
Airport: Sanford Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3456B
Reported as: Amtr VANSRV3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total

N3456BRegistered now · Marcotte Pierre VANS RV-3S/N M-003/116 Airframe modelMarcotte Pierre VANS RV-3 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Both aircraft had just refueled and were taxing on alfa taxiway to go over to an event being held on the other side of the aircraft. The pilot heard the RV3, in front, say to the tower that he was crossing runway 32. The pilot looked down to check his fuel selector valve and mentally thought the aircraft in front had gone across the runway. Subsequently he noticed the aircraft immediately in front of him and applied the brakes causing his aircraft to pitch nose down and the propeller struck the aircraft in front causing damage to the rudder, vertical fin, elevator and horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD JUST REFUELED AND WERE TAXING ON ALFA TAXIWAY TO GO OVER TO AN EVENT BEING HELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HEARD THE RV3, IN FRONT, SAY TO THE TOWER THAT HE WAS CROSSING RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK HIS FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND MENTALLY THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT HAD GONE ACROSS THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF HIM AND APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING HIS AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE DOWN AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, VERTICAL FIN, ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

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