From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Prior to the accident, the PIC of N5258Y received an ATC clearance to runway 36 via taxiway b. he held short of the active runway awaiting a clearance to cross over to taxiway a in order to use the runway's full length. Coincidentally, a student pilot operating N734WD on her 2nd supervised solo began taxxiing south on taxiway a from the Kansas city aviation center FBO, albeit without a ground clearance from ATC. N5258Y was then issued ATC instructions to cross runway 36 at taxiway j, and then to proceed on taxiway a. the pilot of 5258Y stated that he was scanning to his left to observe other traffic in the runup and did not see N734WD to his tright traveling south on taxiway a. as he was making a left turn onto taxiway a, his airplane collided with N734WD. N52587'S propeller cause substantial damage to N734WD'S left horizontal stabilizer, left wing, and flap. N5258Y'S damage was minor; a bent propeller and engine cowl dents. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PIC OF N5258Y RECEIVED AN ATC CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 36 VIA TAXIWAY B. HE HELD SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AWAITING A CLEARANCE TO CROSS OVER TO TAXIWAY A IN ORDER TO USE THE RUNWAY'S FULL LENGTH. COINCIDENTALLY, A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING N734WD ON HER 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO BEGAN TAXXIING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A FROM THE KANSAS CITY AVIATION CENTER FBO, ALBEIT WITHOUT A GROUND CLEARANCE FROM ATC. N5258Y WAS THEN ISSUED ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RUNWAY 36 AT TAXIWAY J, AND THEN TO PROCEED ON TAXIWAY A. THE PILOT OF 5258Y STATED THAT HE WAS SCANNING TO HIS LEFT TO OBSERVE OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE RUNUP AND DID NOT SEE N734WD TO HIS TRIGHT TRAVELING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY A. AS HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A, HIS AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH N734WD. N52587'S PROPELLER CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N734WD'S LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, LEFT WING, AND FLAP. N5258Y'S DAMAGE WAS MINOR; A BENT PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWL DENTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.