# Accident 20160918020592A: Hoover David ARNOLD AR-6, Reno, NV, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 11:18 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Tahoe Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6644° N, 119.8911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6644&lon=-119.8911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoover David ARNOLD AR-6 (registry code 05608OF, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoover-david-arnold-ar-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOVER DAVID ARNOLD AR-6
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,037 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918020592A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FORMULA ONE (F1) GOLD (RACE), WHILE OPERATION IN WAIVERED AIRSPACE AT THE RENO CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES.

N616DH AND N913FT WERE LINED UP FOR TAKEOFF, START OF THE RACE IN A STANDING START STAGED FORMATION. THIS IS THE NORMAL F1 START PROCEDURE.

N616DH WAS LINED UP IN THE BACK ROW BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF N913FT; N913FT WAS FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT OF N616DH.

DURING THE START SEQUENCE THE PILOT OF N913FT OPENED HIS CANOPY AND RAISED HIS HAND TO INDICATE HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND TO SIGNAL HE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF, SUBSEQUENTLY A RED FLAG IS TO BE THROWN TO STOP ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT BEHIND TO ABORT THEIR TAKEOFFS (THIS IS THE PROCEDURE IN THE F1 RULES, IF AN AIRMAN?S AIRCRAFT HAS A PROBLEM DURING THE START OF THE RACE). N616DH STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST AS HE GOT AIRBORNE HE STRUCK N913FT HITTING THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL FIN, RIGHT WING AND CANOPY.

BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; N913FT TOP OF THE VERTICAL FIN, CANOPY AND RIGHT WING, N616DH LEFT MAIN GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.  PILOT OF N913FT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND (FOREFINGER METACARPAL) WHICH WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N913FT, Reberry Brian 3M1C1R: [Accident 20160918020602A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918020602A)

## 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 WPR16LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA185), Sep 18, 2016: Hoover David Arnold AR 6 (N616DH), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of Race 11’s failure to maintain clearance from Race 1 during takeoff, and the insufficient abort procedures specified within the race rules. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of…

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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