# NTSB LAX04CA065: Beech 58P, N58JG, San Diego, CA, December 9, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 9, 2003, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: San Diego, CA - Coordinates: 32.815555, -117.139442 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1394&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58462 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04CA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58462/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA065 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate lookout, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the vehicle while taxiing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - vehicle - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane collided with a parked, unoccupied, vehicle while taxiing to the active runway. The pilot said that while taxiing, he noticed a red truck parked on the right side of the taxiway. He maneuvered the airplane so that the nose gear was about 1 foot to the left of the taxiway centerline, and attempted to avoid the vehicle. He estimated that he was taxiing about 7 miles per hour when the right wing contacted the truck's cab and he felt the airplane suddenly veer sharply to the right. The right propeller made contact with the front of the truck, and he applied the brakes. After the airplane came to a complete stop, he shut down both engines. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On December 09, 2003, about 0900 Pacific standard time, a Beech 58P, N58JG, had an on-ground collision with a parked and unoccupied truck while taxiing to the runway at Montgomery Field (MYF), San Diego, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight was intended to depart Montgomery Field, en route to Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. During a telephone interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot stated that after receiving clearance from the tower, he began to taxi to the active runway. While taxiing, he noticed a red truck parked on the right side of the taxiway. He maneuvered the airplane so that the nose gear was about 1 foot to the left of the taxiway centerline, and attempted to avoid the vehicle. He estimated that he was taxiing about 7 miles per hour when he felt the airplane suddenly veer sharply to the right. The right propeller made contact with the front of the truck, and he applied the brakes. After the airplane came to a complete stop, he shut down both engines. He stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector responded to the accident scene. He reported that the right wing of the airplane came into contact with the left side of the truck's cab. He believed that after the initial contact occurred, the airplane rotated clockwise toward the front of the truck. Then, the propeller contacted the front of the truck. An airframe and powerplant mechanic (A&P) assessed the damage that the airplane incurred during the accident. He stated that the airplane sustained damage to the right wing leading edge skin, top and bottom right wing panels, right propeller, and possibly the right engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N58JG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58JG), registered now, S/N TJ-416, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58P - Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TJ-416 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520WB reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry Lawrence - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MYF, San Diego, CA - Destination: ASE, Aspen, CO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: MYF, Montgomery Field ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,250 total, 275 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20031209034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031209034519A), Dec 9, 2003: Beech 58P, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing for takeoff on taxiway india. Upon approaching a small pick-up truck parked on right side of taxiway, pilot maneuvered aircraft to the… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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