# Accident 20110319005271A: Gould Leland E LONG EZ, Arlington, WA, March 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2011, 15:35 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1606° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1606&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gould Leland E LONG EZ (registry code 05690L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/gould-leland-e-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOULD LELAND E LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 475 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110319005271A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 19TH, 2011 N11NL AN EXPERIMENTAL LONG EZ AIRCRAFT TAXIED NORTHBOUND ON TAXIWAY ALPHA AT THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ARLINGTON WA.  AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND CONTINUED TAXIING NORTHBOUND, HE OBSERVED A REMOS GX, N86GX APPROACH TAXIWAY ALPHA FROM HIS RIGHT AND ENTER THE TAXIWAY TURNING NORTHBOUND.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND STEERED N11NL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY IN ATTEMPT TO STEER AROUND N86GX.  N11NL'S  RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER IMPACTED  N86GX'S LEFT AILERON, SLIGHTLY OUTBOARD OF THE MID POINT.  N11NL CONTINUED TO PIVOT INTO N86GX'S RUNNING ENGINE WHICH IMPACTED N11NL'S RIGHT CANARD AND ELEVATOR SURFACE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL.  THIS IMPACT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO N86GX'S ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR11CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA171), Mar 19, 2011: Gould Rutan (N11NL), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The LSA pilots' failure to stop and to ensure that the taxiway was clear of conflicting traffic before entering.

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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