# Accident 20190413023612A: North American SNJ-5, Chino, CA, April 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2019, 14:10 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9747° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9747&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3375G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3375G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413023612A

## Narrative

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

N3375G, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5, TAXIED INTO N316RM (A GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2) AT CHINO AIRPORT (KCNO) ON 4/13/19, AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 LOCAL.  NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO N3375G, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N316RM (SEE IWP2120190023).

THE PURPOSE OF N3375G'S FLIGHT WAS A FORMATION FLIGHT TRAINING CLINIC.  N3375G WAS ON ITS THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY.

N3375G WAS LEAD AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF TWO TAXIING EASTBOUND ON TAXIWAY A WITH A CESSNA AIRCRAFT ALSO TAXIING IN FRONT OF THE FLIGHT OF TWO.  AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 21, THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT TO THE RUNWAY 26R HOLD SHORT LINE.  N3375G AND FLIGHT INITIALLY EXPECTING TO PROCEED STRAIGHT TO RWY26R FOR TAKEOFF THEN TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY 26R RUN UP AREA.

AS N3375G APPROACHED THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUN UP AREA, IT STRUCK N316RM WHICH WAS ALREADY IN THE RUN UP AREA AWAITING TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 26R AFTER COMPLETING ITS PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS.

N3375G'S LEFT WING STRUCK N316RM SQUARELY ON IT'S PROPELLER SPINNER CAUSING DAMAGE TO N316RM'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL, ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT, AND PROPELLER.

N3375G SUFFERED DAMAGE TO IT'S LEFT WING, BUT THE WING SPAR WAS UNTOUCHED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N316RM, Morrison Rocky V SPORTSMAN GS-2: [Accident 20190413023602A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413023602A)

## 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 GAA19CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA207), Apr 13, 2019: North American SNJ (N3375G), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a stopped airplane while taxiing.

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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