# Accident 20081024852581A: Holm KITFOXIV1200, Glendale, AZ, October 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2008, 14:05 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427ET) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holm Michael J KITFOX IV 1200 (registry code 05604E6, https://openairdocs.org/model/holm-michael-j-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLM KITFOXIV1200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,775 total, 486 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081024852581A

## Narrative

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

KITFOX N427ET FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE TOUCH AND GO PATTERN AT GEU WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILURE AND REQUESTED A LANDING CLEARANCE. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 AND EXITED ON TAXIWAY A6 CLEARING THE HOLD SHORT MARKS WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH TAYLORCRAFT N27639, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE TAYLORCRAFT N27639 HAD BEEN GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 19 AND WAS JUST JOINING THE CENTERLINE OF TAXIWAY A WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE KITFOX AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE TAYLORCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AND APPROACHING EACH OTHER FROM THE WORST POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO SEE AND AVOID. THE KITFOX PILOT REPORTED SEEING THE TAYLORCRAFTS WINGTIP JUST PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, SHUTTING OFF HIS ENGINE AND BREAKING HEAVILY. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUFFERED PROPELLER DAMAGE, N427ET SUFFERED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO SPINNER, COWLING AND A LEADING EDGE FENCE NEAR THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS BROKEN OFF. THE TAYLORCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS AND RIGHT WING.          (-23 AMENDMENT)ATC RECORDINGS CONFIRM THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT OF KITFOX N427ET REPORTED HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR PROBLEMS TO THE GEU TOWER AND RECEIVED A LANDING CLEARANCE AND NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.  IN THE ABSENCE OF FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS N427ET'S LANDING CLEARANCE INCLUDED TAXIING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND POSITIONING THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINES AS PER AIM 43-3-20.  AN ATC CLEARANCE DOES NOT RELIEVE THE PILOT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO "SEE AND AVOID".

## 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 WPR09LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA024), Oct 24, 2008: Holm Michael J Kitfox IV 1200 (N427ET), Glendale, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: The Kitfox's pilot's failure to ascertain if the intersection he approached was clear of conflicting traffic and the controller's failure to provide pertinent traffic advisories to both pilots.…

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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