# Incident 20040506008419I: Namer SNJ5, Santa Monica, CA, May 6, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3204G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3204G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040506008419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3204G WAS TAXIED TO RUNWAY 21 FOR DEPARTURE. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON THE NORTH TAXIWAY FROM A3 TO NORTHEAST RUN UP AREA, N3204G WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 21 AT A3. AFTER ENGINE RUN UP N3204G CONTACTED THE TOWER REQUESTING TAKE OFF CLEARANCE WITH A RIGHT HAND TURN. N3204G WAS CLEARED INTO POSITION AND THEN WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF. WHILE TAXIING INTO POSITION, N3204'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIP'S AND TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT, MR. JOSEPH CHIZMADIA WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE AND TOOK OFF WHEN CLEARED BY THE TOWER. WHEN THE TOWER CONTROLLER WAS ADVISED OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE, HE CONTACTED THE PILOT AND ADVISED HIM OF THE INCIDENT. N3204G THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3204G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940227007149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227007149I), Feb 27, 1994: Namer SNJ5 (N3204G), Riverside/Rubid, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on rollout. Veered off runway. Tail wheel sheared pin departed aircraft. No locking capability.
- [Incident 19780630034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034999I), Jun 30, 1978: Namer T6G (N3204G), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after hard landing.

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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