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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Smith Miniplane DSA-1 · Lebanon, OH · May 24, 2022

Date: May 24, 2022 · 10:30 local
Place: Lebanon, OH
Airport: Warren Co/John Lane Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3986
Reported as: Smith Miniplane DSA-1
Reported engine: Amateur-built FRANKLIN-4ACG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 961 total45 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3986Registered now · Smith Miniplane DSA-1S/N OBT-1 · Built 1975 Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

After landing and taxiing back to the hangar, pilot performed "s" turns, as the high pitched nose during taxi obstructs forward view. This can be the case with many tailwheeled aircraft. As pilot neared an intersection to make a right turn towards the hangar, pilot was convinced there was nothing in front, but as soon as pilot made the right turn, noticed the aircraft in the run up area for runway 19. Pilot did all he could to at least avoid a propeller strike, but his left leading edge wing collided with the tail of N7772B, a Cessna 180.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AND TAXIING BACK TO THE HANGAR, PILOT PERFORMED "S" TURNS, AS THE HIGH PITCHED NOSE DURING TAXI OBSTRUCTS FORWARD VIEW. THIS CAN BE THE CASE WITH MANY TAILWHEELED AIRCRAFT. AS PILOT NEARED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE HANGAR, PILOT WAS CONVINCED THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT, BUT AS SOON AS PILOT MADE THE RIGHT TURN, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 19. PILOT DID ALL HE COULD TO AT LEAST AVOID A PROPELLER STRIKE, BUT HIS LEFT LEADING EDGE WING COLLIDED WITH THE TAIL OF N7772B, A CESSNA 180.