What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Causal pilot, privacy data omitted, states that after he landed at Reid-Hillview airport on runway 31L in his tail wheeled EA300/L aircraft, he was instructed by FAA tower personnel to exit at taxiway "d" and hold short of runway 31R. privacy data omitted Admits to observing a Cessna aircaft located at the intersection of taxiways "d" and "z" as he exited the runway. Further instructions by FAA tower personnel to privacy data omitted were for his aircraft to cross runway 31R and continue on taxiway "d". After crossing runway 31R privacy data omitted continued taxiing on taxiway "d" without commencing the "s" turning procedure to observe any obstacles in his path. As a consequence privacy data omitted piloted his aircaft into the tail assembly of a Cessna TR182 aircraft that was positioned at the intersection of taxiways "d" and "z" causing substantial damage to the Cessna TR182 piloted by privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Aircraft suffered damage to the propeller which struck the Cessna TR182 empennage. Amended date: 08/21/08: block 20 (1 flight crew aboard)
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CAUSAL PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATES THAT AFTER HE LANDED AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 31L IN HIS TAIL WHEELED EA300/L AIRCRAFT, HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY FAA TOWER PERSONNEL TO EXIT AT TAXIWAY "D" AND HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 31R. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADMITS TO OBSERVING A CESSNA AIRCAFT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS "D" AND "Z" AS HE EXITED THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS BY FAA TOWER PERSONNEL TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE FOR HIS AIRCRAFT TO CROSS RUNWAY 31R AND CONTINUE ON TAXIWAY "D". AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 31R ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED TAXIING ON TAXIWAY "D" WITHOUT COMMENCING THE "S" TURNING PROCEDURE TO OBSERVE ANY OBSTACLES IN HIS PATH. AS A CONSEQUENCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED HIS AIRCAFT INTO THE TAIL ASSEMBLY OF A CESSNA TR182 AIRCRAFT THAT WAS POSITIONED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS "D" AND "Z" CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA TR182 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHICH STRUCK THE CESSNA TR182 EMPENNAGE. AMENDED DATE: 08/21/08: BLOCK 20 (1 FLIGHT CREW ABOARD)
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.