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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Randall Marvin L VANS RV-3A · Fairchild Afb, WA · July 28, 2017

Date: July 28, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place: Fairchild Afb, WA
Airport: Fairchild Afb
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16MR
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA458
Reported as: Randall Marvin L Vans RV-3A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,446 total1,015 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N16MRRegistered now · Randall Marvin L VANS RV-3AS/N 811-3 · Built 1988 Airframe modelRandall Marvin L VANS RV-3A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

4 Airplane aerobatic flight had landed and was taxiing to parking when the lead plane (N6GT) lost engine power. N16MR ran into the lead airplane (N6GT) causing substantial damage to lead plane (N6GT) and minor damage to N16MR.

As the FAA filed it

4 AIRPLANE AEROBATIC FLIGHT HAD LANDED AND WAS TAXIING TO PARKING WHEN THE LEAD PLANE (N6GT) LOST ENGINE POWER. N16MR RAN INTO THE LEAD AIRPLANE (N6GT) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEAD PLANE (N6GT) AND MINOR DAMAGE TO N16MR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA458Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpokane, WAThe other pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance and visual lookout while taxiing, which resulted in his airplane colliding with the stationary airplane.Jul 28, 2017 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6GTWilts Gayle T RV-3AAccident 20170728010111A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16MR · 1

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

Incident 19960621021351IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Mason City, IANarrative: aircraft (N16MR) landed at Mason City airport, and was taxiing clear of runway when he collided with the back of an aircraft (N19EH) that was the leader of their three airplane group flight. Damage was sustained to both aircraft. This incident is…Jun 21, 1996 · Minor damage