37.3329° N, 121.8198° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 5, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9120W
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
684 total441 in this make and model22 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) On engine start, aircraft was at full throttle and began a high speed taxi. The pilot could not react in time to prevent the aircraft from striking another aircraft, N25914 a CE-152, parked near by.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON ENGINE START, AIRCRAFT WAS AT FULL THROTTLE AND BEGAN A HIGH SPEED TAXI. THE PILOT COULD NOT REACT IN TIME TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM STRIKING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N25914 A CE-152, PARKED NEAR BY.