20110319003721A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Remos Acft REMOS GX · Arlington, WA · March 19, 2011

Date
March 19, 2011 · 15:35 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86GX
Reported as
Remos Acft Remos GX
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 19th, 2011 N86GX a light sport Remos Gx aircraft taxied from a ramp parking area, located at mid-field on the east side of the Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, WA. As N86GX approached alpha taxiway, the pilot in command stopped short of the taxiway and looked to her right and left before proceeding into taxiway alpha with a right turn (northbound). Shortly after entering the taxiway and joining the centerline northbound, the aircraft was struck by another aircraft, N11NL a long ez. N11NL'S right vertical stabilizer had impacted N86GX'S left aileron, slightly outboard of the mid point. N11NL continued to push N86GX further and slightly sideways off the taxiway centerline. N11NL'S right canard and elevator surface continued to swing into the propeller of N86GX causing damage to the canard and flight control surface. N86GX'S engine and propeller and engine sustained damage during the collision.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 19TH, 2011 N86GX A LIGHT SPORT REMOS GX AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM A RAMP PARKING AREA, LOCATED AT MID-FIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ARLINGTON, WA. AS N86GX APPROACHED ALPHA TAXIWAY, THE PILOT IN COMMAND STOPPED SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY AND LOOKED TO HER RIGHT AND LEFT BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO TAXIWAY ALPHA WITH A RIGHT TURN (NORTHBOUND). SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE TAXIWAY AND JOINING THE CENTERLINE NORTHBOUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N11NL A LONG EZ. N11NL'S RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER HAD IMPACTED N86GX'S LEFT AILERON, SLIGHTLY OUTBOARD OF THE MID POINT. N11NL CONTINUED TO PUSH N86GX FURTHER AND SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS OFF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. N11NL'S RIGHT CANARD AND ELEVATOR SURFACE CONTINUED TO SWING INTO THE PROPELLER OF N86GX CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CANARD AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE. N86GX'S ENGINE AND PROPELLER AND ENGINE SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING THE COLLISION.