# Incident 20010610011302I: Amtr VANSRV3, Sanford, ME, June 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2001, 08:35 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3456B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3456B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marcotte Pierre VANS RV-3 (registry code 05624KC, https://openairdocs.org/model/marcotte-pierre-vans-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610011302I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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

- N628GT, Amtr VANSRV8: [Incident 20010610011301I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610011301I)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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