# Accident 20160212001932A: Cessna 150M, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- 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: N704SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 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/20160212001932A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/12/2016 ABOUT 1500 N704SL WAS STOPPED IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF RUNWAY 22 AT SZP. WHILE PERFORMING PREFLIGHT CHECKS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N57BC. THE PROPELLER OF N57BC HIT THE TAIL SECTION OF N704SL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS WERE INJURED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N57BC, Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C: [Accident 20160212001922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001922A)

## 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: Cessna 150 (N704SL), Santa Paula, CA, substantial 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.

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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