20140111015601I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Borrego Springs, CA · January 11, 2014

Date: January 11, 2014 · 13:45 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Airport: Borrego Valley
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N838JW
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total2,800 in this make and model

N838JWRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7709147 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

01/11/2014: A collision took place at the fuel farm at the Borrego Valley Airport (L08) involving a Piper PA-18 super cub and a Mooney M-20C.

While repositioning from his hangar to the fuel farm the PIC of the super cub stated that he could see two other aircraft parked at the fuel farm. While he was positioning his aircraft for fuel his attention was focused on the third aircraft. He swung his aircraft around and in doing so struck the Mooney's vertical stabilizer with his wing and hit the left wing of the Mooney with his prop. No visual damage the the super cub was noted but damage to the Mooney was substantial. Both aircraft are hangered at Borrego Valley. (Pictures of the Mooney are included with this report)

As the FAA filed it

01/11/2014: A COLLISION TOOK PLACE AT THE FUEL FARM AT THE BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT (L08) INVOLVING A PIPER PA-18 SUPER CUB AND A MOONEY M-20C.

WHILE REPOSITIONING FROM HIS HANGAR TO THE FUEL FARM THE PIC OF THE SUPER CUB STATED THAT HE COULD SEE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED AT THE FUEL FARM. WHILE HE WAS POSITIONING HIS AIRCRAFT FOR FUEL HIS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE THIRD AIRCRAFT. HE SWUNG HIS AIRCRAFT AROUND AND IN DOING SO STRUCK THE MOONEY'S VERTICAL STABILIZER WITH HIS WING AND HIT THE LEFT WING OF THE MOONEY WITH HIS PROP. NO VISUAL DAMAGE THE THE SUPER CUB WAS NOTED BUT DAMAGE TO THE MOONEY WAS SUBSTANTIAL. BOTH AIRCRAFT ARE HANGERED AT BORREGO VALLEY. (PICTURES OF THE MOONEY ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT)