20180328010299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Home Built Lancair IVP · Sebring, FL · March 28, 2018

Date
March 28, 2018 · 08:30 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Home Built Lancair IVP
Reported engine
Teledyne TSIO550B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate

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.

Pilot departed FL59 about 0800, and arrived at sef about 0830. He executed a GPS approach to runway 01, and landed uneventfully. He rolled on the runway to the end, then turned left onto taxiway and stopped. He performed the taxi checks, cleaned up the airplane, and noticed a Boeing 737 that was facing south on a taxiway that paralleled the runway. That airplane was south of the taxiway, and he thought it was parked. Neither he or his passengers recall seeing any people on the ground around the B737. He noticed that the left engine cowling of the B737 was missing, but he could not perceive either engine was running. He taxied west bound on the taxiway (later identified as A4), and when he was behind the 737 (about 200-300 ft), with no aileron control input applied, the left wing was raised and the right wing contacted the taxiway suddenly. The airplane cartwheeled and came to rest upright. The doors were opened and all occupants exited the airplane. After the event he looked towards the B737 and noticed 3-4 people standing there. He indicated the airplane vibrated and went off the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FL59 ABOUT 0800, AND ARRIVED AT SEF ABOUT 0830. HE EXECUTED A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. HE ROLLED ON THE RUNWAY TO THE END, THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY AND STOPPED. HE PERFORMED THE TAXI CHECKS, CLEANED UP THE AIRPLANE, AND NOTICED A BOEING 737 THAT WAS FACING SOUTH ON A TAXIWAY THAT PARALLELED THE RUNWAY. THAT AIRPLANE WAS SOUTH OF THE TAXIWAY, AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS PARKED. NEITHER HE OR HIS PASSENGERS RECALL SEEING ANY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AROUND THE B737. HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING OF THE B737 WAS MISSING, BUT HE COULD NOT PERCEIVE EITHER ENGINE WAS RUNNING. HE TAXIED WEST BOUND ON THE TAXIWAY (LATER IDENTIFIED AS A4), AND WHEN HE WAS BEHIND THE 737 (ABOUT 200-300 FT), WITH NO AILERON CONTROL INPUT APPLIED, THE LEFT WING WAS RAISED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY SUDDENLY. THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE DOORS WERE OPENED AND ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE EVENT HE LOOKED TOWARDS THE B737 AND NOTICED 3-4 PEOPLE STANDING THERE. HE INDICATED THE AIRPLANE VIBRATED AND WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY.