# Accident 20040817022142A: Amtr VANSRV6A, Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0817° N, 75.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0817&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buchmann Oscar A VANS RV-6A (registry code 0561545, https://openairdocs.org/model/buchmann-oscar-a-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,363 total, 114 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817022142A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO FAA TOWER TAPE AND STATEMENTS, N181A (RV-6A) WAS CLEARED TO FOLLOW N6816J (PA28-151) IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA. N181A PROPELLER STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP AREA OF N6816J. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO LEFT AILERON TRAILING EDGE AND THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE LEFT FLAP OF N6816J BY THE RIGHT WING OF N181A. THE FOLLOWING IS A NARRATIVE PER PILOT OF N181A: "NO. 2 TO TAXI, TOLD TO FOLLOW PIPER. LOOKED FOR PIPER AHEAD AND TO LEFT. PIPER WAS COMING FROM RIGHT. HIT WING (LEFT) OF PIPER." REFER TO ATTACHED NTSB FORM 6120.11 FOR ADDITIONAL PILOT/OWNER STATEMENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6816J, Piper PA28151: [Accident 20040817022141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817022141A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA194), Aug 17, 2004: Buchmann RV-6A (N181A), Philadelphia, PA, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of RV-6A and his failure to maintain clearance while taxiing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with the Piper.

## Other reports on N181A (1)

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

- [Incident 20090717019629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717019629I), Jul 17, 2009: Amtr VANSRV6A (N181A), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], The PIC of N181A, landed on rwy. 03 in fsd and proceeded to the taxiway where he lost control of the aircraft and hit a taxiway sign.…

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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