# Incident 20050624012071I: Namer HARVARDMK4, Abilene, TX, June 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2005, 11:50 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Dyess Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4208° N, 99.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4208&lon=-99.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15797, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15797) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (registry code 1922828, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMK4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,996 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624012071I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 CDT, A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY DELTA AT DYESS AIR FORCE BASE (DYS), LOCATED IN ABILENE, TEXAS. NX9060F, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28B, LANDED AT DYS AND TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY DELTA, THE PILOT WAS AWAITING GROUND CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DYESS CONTROL TOWER WHEN N15797, A CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY, HARVARD MARK IV, ALSO EXITING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. N15797 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UPPER LEFT LEADING EDGE SKIN, ENGINE NOSE COWLING, PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SPINNER. NO FATALITIES/INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 DFW05LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA175), Jun 24, 2005: Canadian Car & Foundry Mark IV (N15797), Abilene, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance while taxiing. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the inaccurate frequency listing for ground control.

## Other reports on N15797 (2)

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

- [Incident 20150917020509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150917020509I), Sep 17, 2015: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (N15797), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. During an interview the pilot stated ?I was the last aircraft in a flight of three T-6 aircraft. We approached Deer Valley Airport and entered the overhead…
- [Incident 19950611021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611021029I), Jun 11, 1995: Namer HARVARDMK4 (N15797), Muscatine, IA, Minor damage. Ground looped on landing roll. Collapsed main gear. Damaged wing tip.

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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