- Date
- April 13, 2019, 13:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3375GNorth American SNJN316RMMorrison Rocky V Sportsman GS-2
- Defining events
- Taxi-to runway: Ground collisionTaxi-to runway: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 2019
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA reports
- 20190413023612A20190413023602A
- Case key
- 99269
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a stopped airplane while taxiing.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a stopped airplane while taxiing.
Findings · 4
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.
N3375G · North American SNJ
N316RM · Morrison Rocky V Sportsman GS-2
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.
N3375G · North American SNJ
N316RM · Morrison Rocky V Sportsman GS-2
Analysis
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was doing S-turns while taxiing and that he did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, his airplane's left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane. The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he saw a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with his airplane's propeller. The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Both pilots reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was doing S-turns while taxiing and that he did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, his airplane's left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane. The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he saw a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with his airplane's propeller. The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Both pilots reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Factual narrative
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was doing S-turns while taxiing due to the restricted forward visibility and did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, the left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane. The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he observed a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with their propeller. The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the stopped airplane reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was doing S-turns while taxiing due to the restricted forward visibility and did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, the left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane. The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he observed a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with their propeller. The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the stopped airplane reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3375G
- Reported as
- North American SNJ (5)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 90790
- Built
- 1943
- Airframe hours
- 8,077.2
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney R1340 An-1, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Planes Of Fame Air Museum
- Registered owner
- Planes Of Fame Air Museum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 27, 2018
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Airport
- CNO · Chino, runway 26R, 4,858 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- None
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
- N316RM
- Reported as
- Morrison Rocky V Sportsman GS-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 7134
- Built
- 2015
- Airframe hours
- 274
- Engine
- Lycoming YIO-390-EXP, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 22, 2018
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Airport
- CNO · Chino, runway 26R, 4,858 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot
Flight crew · 3
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3375G
- Age
- 58
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 25, 2019
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 200 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot-rated passenger, aircraft N3375G
- Age
- 58
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 10, 2018
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 15,975 total · 557 in this make and model · 5,852 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N316RM
- Age
- 64
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 4, 2017
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 449 total · 350 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Observed at
- KCNO
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 8, 2019, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 1.7 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.