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FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Shafter, CA · March 25, 2014

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Date
March 25, 2014 · 13:40 local
Place
Shafter, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59154
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total30 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N59154Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-402 · Built 1940Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While taxiing N59154, a Boeing A75N1 commonly referred to as a stearman, southbound from the area near the fuel farm towards runway 35. The pilot, privacy data omitted, made a right turn through the aircraft tie down area and struck a parked aircraft, N6413X a Cessna 180. N6413X was parked on the west side of the taxi line with the tail facing east. The tie down affixed to the ground for the tail of the aircraft is located approximately 40 feet from the centerline of the taxiway. Witnesses say they saw N59154 taxiing faster than the normal 5-10 knot taxi speed and estimated that N59154 was taxiing between 15-20 knots at the time of the incident. When N59154 struck N6413X it was traveling fast enough that when the brakes were applied to stop the aircraft the tail of N59154 rose into the air approximately 6-8 feet, as described by witnesses. No injuries were reported and according to witness accounts N59154 sustained minor scratches to the propeller and spinner. N59154 departed the airport before pictures by the airport manager could be taken.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING N59154, A BOEING A75N1 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A STEARMAN, SOUTHBOUND FROM THE AREA NEAR THE FUEL FARM TOWARDS RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE A RIGHT TURN THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT TIE DOWN AREA AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT, N6413X A CESSNA 180. N6413X WAS PARKED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TAXI LINE WITH THE TAIL FACING EAST. THE TIE DOWN AFFIXED TO THE GROUND FOR THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY. WITNESSES SAY THEY SAW N59154 TAXIING FASTER THAN THE NORMAL 5-10 KNOT TAXI SPEED AND ESTIMATED THAT N59154 WAS TAXIING BETWEEN 15-20 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WHEN N59154 STRUCK N6413X IT WAS TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT THE TAIL OF N59154 ROSE INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET, AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESSES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND ACCORDING TO WITNESS ACCOUNTS N59154 SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES TO THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER. N59154 DEPARTED THE AIRPORT BEFORE PICTURES BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER COULD BE TAKEN.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6413XCessna 180DNo report for this aircraft in the release