# Accident 20160315008742A: Goodyear FG1D, Midland, TX, March 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2016, 15:52 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9336° N, 102.2042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9336&lon=-102.2042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodyear FG1D (registry code 3870512, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-fg1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYEAR FG1D
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160315008742A

## Narrative

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

N8280K (ZERO) WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN FRONT OF N209TW (CORSAIR).  N8280K  STOPPED AND N8280ZK  RAN INTO THE TAIL OF N8280K CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8280K, Nakajima A6M2 MODEL 21: [Accident 20160315007322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160315007322A)

## 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 CEN16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA126), Mar 15, 2016: Goodyear FG1D (N209TW), Midland, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The Goodyear pilot did not see and avoid the Nakajima ahead on the taxiway.

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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