- Date
- February 3, 2001, 20:45 local (Feb 4, 2001, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9447SBeech V-35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20010203006129A
- Case key
- 51440
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Probable cause
the pilot's inattention during night taxiing, which resulted in his airplane impacting a parked airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that while taxiing at night towards a parking space, a marshaler redirected him to another parking space. While changing from one space to the other, his airplane impacted a parked airplane. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked airplane prior to the impact.
Factual narrative
On February 3, 2001, at approximately 2045 mountain standard time, a Beech V-35A, N9447S, was substantially damaged when it taxied into a parked airplane at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country flight that originated from Deming, New Mexico, approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed.
According to the pilot, while taxiing towards a parking space, he was directed by a marshaler to use another parking space. While changing from one space to another, his airplane impacted a parked Mooney. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked Mooney prior to the impact. The left wing of the accident airplane sustained an 8 by 12 inch hole in the leading edge near the pitot static tube.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9447S
- Reported as
- Beech V-35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8763
- Airframe hours
- 5,009
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520D, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel R. Dolan II
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 2001 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- DEM · Demming, NM
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- ABQ · Albuquerque Intl Sunport
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- November 11, 1999
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9447S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.