# Accident 20100731053502A: Boeing PT-13B, Santa Rosa, CA, July 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2010, 16:37 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5053° N, 122.8078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5053&lon=-122.8078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46590, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46590) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13B (registry code 1380112, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-13B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100731053502A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR REPORTS HAVING PRESSURE WASHED THE ENGINE IN PREPARATION OF REPAINTING.  DURING ENGINE RUN-UP THE OPERATOR NOTICED AN UNACCEPTABLE RPM DROP OF 300 ON THE MAGNETO.  AFTER WORKING THE DISCREPANCY THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY 14 RUN-UP AREA.  UPON ENTERING THE RUN-UP AREA THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED CESSNA 172 OUTBOARD LEFT WING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N20230, Cessna 172M: no report for this aircraft; [N20230](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20230) is registered now

## 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 WPR10CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA382), Jul 31, 2010: Boeing PT-13B (N46590), Santa Rosa, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of another airplane to maintain clearance while taxiing.

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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