# Accident 20160212001922A: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C, Santa Paula, CA, February 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3475° N, 119.0608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3475&lon=-119.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat S-2C (registry code 8130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-s-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC S-2C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,102 total, 3,675 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001922A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/12/2016 ABOUT 1500 THE PILOT, WILLIAM CRONICK LANDED N57BC AT SZP AIRPORT. WHILE TAXIING BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY 22 THE PILOT DID NOT SEE A STOPPED AIRCRAFT, N704SL, IN THE RUN-UP AREA. N57BC TAXIED INTO THE TAIL SECTION OF N704SL IN THE RUN-UP AREA. THE PROPELLER OF N57BC CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF N704SL. THE PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N704SL, Cessna 150M: [Accident 20160212001932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001932A)

## 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 GAA16CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA127), Feb 12, 2016: Aviat S-2 (N57BC), Santa Paula, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The tailwheel pilot's failure to see and avoid a stationary airplane performing a run-up, which resulted in a ground collision.

## Other reports on N57BC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251104015919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251104015919I), Nov 4, 2025: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C (N57BC), Somerset, PA, Minor damage. Pilot stated He lined up on runway 7. As he was about to land (at the threshold) he noticed the windsock had a tailwind to runway 7. He knew the winds were…
- [Incident 20140601008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140601008769I), Jun 1, 2014: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C (N57BC), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Lower right aileron connection bolt failed or came undone. Aileron folded vertically, bending left side bracket/hinge. Pilot landed safely.

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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