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FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1 · Santa Monica, CA · July 12, 2003

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Date
July 12, 2003 · 13:45 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N555BF
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Continental W670*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N555BFRegistered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-2305 · Built 1941Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 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) Dr. Sherman contacted me regarding the taxi accident at Santa Monica on July 12, 2003. He stated that as he was pulling the stearman, N555BF, he noticed a king air parked near him was starting its engines. The ramp area was very congested and the king air would have to turn past him to exit the ramp. Dr. Sherman pulled the stearman out and pointed it to the south, moving it farther away from the king air so that it could pass. He stated that he normally puts the airplane directly on the centerline in front of the hangar. During his pre-flight inspection, he noticed an Aerostar parked south of his aircraft. After engine start, Dr. Sherman contacted ATC for a taxi clearance. As he pulled forward, he was talking to ATC and beginning his taxi to the runway. He said that he had "misplaced" the Aerostar in his head since he was moving in a different direction than he normally uses to taxi from his hangar. He said that he needs about 30 feet of forward motion before he can begin to fishtail so as to see around the nose during taxi. The propeller of the stearman contacted the nose of the Aerostar prior to 30 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DR. SHERMAN CONTACTED ME REGARDING THE TAXI ACCIDENT AT SANTA MONICA ON JULY 12, 2003. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS PULLING THE STEARMAN, N555BF, HE NOTICED A KING AIR PARKED NEAR HIM WAS STARTING ITS ENGINES. THE RAMP AREA WAS VERY CONGESTED AND THE KING AIR WOULD HAVE TO TURN PAST HIM TO EXIT THE RAMP. DR. SHERMAN PULLED THE STEARMAN OUT AND POINTED IT TO THE SOUTH, MOVING IT FARTHER AWAY FROM THE KING AIR SO THAT IT COULD PASS. HE STATED THAT HE NORMALLY PUTS THE AIRPLANE DIRECTLY ON THE CENTERLINE IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR. DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, HE NOTICED AN AEROSTAR PARKED SOUTH OF HIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER ENGINE START, DR. SHERMAN CONTACTED ATC FOR A TAXI CLEARANCE. AS HE PULLED FORWARD, HE WAS TALKING TO ATC AND BEGINNING HIS TAXI TO THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE HAD "MISPLACED" THE AEROSTAR IN HIS HEAD SINCE HE WAS MOVING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN HE NORMALLY USES TO TAXI FROM HIS HANGAR. HE SAID THAT HE NEEDS ABOUT 30 FEET OF FORWARD MOTION BEFORE HE CAN BEGIN TO FISHTAIL SO AS TO SEE AROUND THE NOSE DURING TAXI. THE PROPELLER OF THE STEARMAN CONTACTED THE NOSE OF THE AEROSTAR PRIOR TO 30 FEET.