# Towing and taxiing - Type: NTSB finding section - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft handling/service](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0101) › Towing and taxiing - NTSB code: 010109 - Cases: 39 - In the probable cause: 33 - Fatal cases: 1 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010109/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010109/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010109 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 6 / 6 - 2009: 1 / 1 - 2010: 2 / 2 - 2011: 3 / 3 - 2012: 4 / 4 - 2013: 1 / 2 - 2014: 1 / 1 - 2015: 5 / 5 - 2016: 3 / 4 - 2019: 0 / 2 - 2020: 1 / 1 - 2022: 1 / 1 - 2023: 3 / 3 - 2024: 0 / 1 - 2025: 1 / 1 - 2026: 1 / 2 ## Findings - [Taxiing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920): 27 cases, 23 in the probable cause - [Towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010910): 10 cases, 8 in the probable cause - [Towing and taxiing, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010900): 2 cases, 2 in the probable cause ## Defining events in these cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 19 cases - [Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080): 8 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 3 cases - [Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900): 2 cases - [Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094): 2 cases - [Prop/jet/rotor blast/suction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/082): 2 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Textron 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s): 2 cases - [Boeing 737-3H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4): 2 cases - [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36): 1 cases - [Piper PA-46-600TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp): 1 cases - [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 1 cases - [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235): 1 cases - [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d): 1 cases - [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 8 cases - [Monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545) (Personnel issues): 8 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 7 cases - [Pole](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010) (Environmental issues): 4 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540) (Personnel issues): 2 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN26LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA216), May 20, 2026: Cessna 182P (N86289), Northport, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to resume taxiing on a turf runway that was unable to adequately support the airplane's weight, which resulted in the nose landing gear sinking into the soft ground and the… - [NTSB CEN26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA145), Mar 24, 2026: Classic Waco YMF (N43000), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The biplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing, which included the failure to perform S-turns to compensate for limited forward visibility. - [NTSB WPR26LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA009), Oct 7, 2025: Mooney M20C (N6814N), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to program avionics during taxi, resulting in an inadvertent throttle input and collision with a hangar. - [NTSB WPR25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA042), Nov 17, 2024: Remos GX (N126GX), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Remos pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision. - [NTSB WPR23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA221), Jun 8, 2023: Cessna 340A (N340SW), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the fuel station, resulting in a ground collision and fire. - [NTSB CEN23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA198), May 23, 2023: Textron 172S (N49RH), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane’s jet blast while taxiing. - [NTSB CEN23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA179), May 6, 2023: Textron 172S (N34BL), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to adjust his seat during taxi, which resulted in his seat sliding aft, and subsequent loss of directional control. - [NTSB CEN23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA072), Dec 27, 2022: Piper PA46 (N282TX), Brookshire, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The P51 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the PA46 during taxi operations. - [NTSB ERA20LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA237), Jul 3, 2020: Piper PA46 (N89MA), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during landing due to the fracture of the steering horn bolts, which rendered the nosewheel steering ineffective and resulted from the airplane being towed over the… - [NTSB DCA19CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA186), Jul 23, 2019: Boeing 757 (N57852), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the ground crew to maintain clearance from the parked airplane during pushback. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). 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