- Date
- February 11, 2022, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL · holding short of runway 23
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N87GGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2C-FOXVMooney M20
- Defining events
- Taxi-to runway: Ground collisionStanding-engine(s) operating: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20220211001992A
- Case key
- 104630
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Probable cause
The biplane pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane while taxiing.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N87G · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Mooney M20
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N87G · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Mooney M20
Analysis
The commercial pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane was in the runup pad adjacent to the taxiway, had just completed his pre takeoff checks, and was attempted to taxi into position to hold for takeoff. The private pilot of a low-wing airplane was already stopped at the hold short line of the departure runway. As the biplane pilot taxied out of the runup pad he performed several s-turn maneuvers and looked out the side of the cockpit to increase his limited forward visibility, but did not see the low-wing airplane. The biplane impacted the low-wing airplane, striking the right wing and aileron with the operating propeller, which resulted in substantial damage to the low-wing airplane.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N87G
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1010
- Built
- 1985
- Airframe hours
- 896
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 2021 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- APF · Naples Muni, runway 23, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- ADS-B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- C-FOXV
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1143
- Built
- 1981
- Engine
- Lycoming, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tatann Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tatann Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Equipment
- Unknown
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N87G
- Age
- 78
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- BasicMed, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 20, 2021
- Seat
- Rear
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 7 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 2
- Age
- 36
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 534 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- APF
- METAR
- KAPF 111853Z 24007KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02560172
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 1, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 16.2 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.