What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 24, 2011 @ 13:30, the pilot of a stearman, N54087, registered to history flight, inc. landed and cleared runway 22 onto delta taxiway. He stated he saw a Cessna 172R land on runway 35L (17R) and turn off on delta taxiway. He continued on delta taxiway, after being cleared to cross runway 35L he steered straight ahead across the runway. After crossing he looked down at his radios momentarily instead of zig zagging to keep a visual. The stearman hit the aft end of a Cessna 172R, N72566, registered to rhm holdings, LLC, operated by flying tigers (dba) a 14 CFR part 141 flight school. The Cessna had stopped in the middle of the taxiway. There were two individuals in the stearman and two in the Cessna. No injuries but both aircraft sustained substantional damage. Both flights were local.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 @ 13:30, THE PILOT OF A STEARMAN, N54087, REGISTERED TO HISTORY FLIGHT, INC. LANDED AND CLEARED RUNWAY 22 ONTO DELTA TAXIWAY. HE STATED HE SAW A CESSNA 172R LAND ON RUNWAY 35L (17R) AND TURN OFF ON DELTA TAXIWAY. HE CONTINUED ON DELTA TAXIWAY, AFTER BEING CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY 35L HE STEERED STRAIGHT AHEAD ACROSS THE RUNWAY. AFTER CROSSING HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS RADIOS MOMENTARILY INSTEAD OF ZIG ZAGGING TO KEEP A VISUAL. THE STEARMAN HIT THE AFT END OF A CESSNA 172R, N72566, REGISTERED TO RHM HOLDINGS, LLC, OPERATED BY FLYING TIGERS (DBA) A 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. THE CESSNA HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TAXIWAY. THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE STEARMAN AND TWO IN THE CESSNA. NO INJURIES BUT BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIONAL DAMAGE. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE LOCAL.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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