# NTSB LAX08LA146: Cessna P206A, N4638F, Hollister, CA, May 17, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 17, 2008, 12:20 local (19:20 UTC) - Place: Hollister, CA - Coordinates: 36.893333, -121.410278 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining events: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 7 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68045 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08LA146 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68045/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA146 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) The pilot's failure to maintain physical clearance from the other airplane while taxiing. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) The failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain physical clearance while taxiing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna P206A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=2073308), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Travel Air 4000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=2621818), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna P206A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2073308), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) - [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Travel Air 4000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2621818), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A Travel Air 4000 collided with a Cessna P206A on the ground at a non-towered municipal airport. The Travel Air was taxiing in after landing on runway 31, and the Cessna P206A was standing with its engine operating on the ramp. According to the pilot of the Travel Air, he taxied off of runway 31 onto taxiway B at the non-towered airport. As he taxied toward the airport parking ramp, he started a clearing "S" turn and observed the Cessna P206A directly in front of him. He turned hard to the left, but the outer 2 feet of the Travel Air's lower right wing passed through the propeller arc of the Cessna. A piece of the Travel Air's lower right wing was cut off. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A Travel Air 4000 collided with a Cessna P206A on the ground at a non-towered municipal airport. The Travel Air was taxiing in after landing on runway 31, and the Cessna P206A was standing with its engine operating on the ramp. According to the pilot of the Travel Air, he taxied off of runway 31 onto taxiway B. As he taxied toward the airport parking ramp, he started a clearing "S" turn and observed the Cessna P206A directly in front of him. He turned hard to the left, but the outer 2 feet of the Travel Air's lower right wing passed through the propeller arc of the Cessna. A piece of the Travel Air's lower right wing was cut off. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) On May 17, 2008, about 1220 Pacific daylight time, a Travel Air 4000, N3945, collided with a Cessna P206A, N4638F, on the ground at Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, California. The Travel Air was taxiing in after landing on runway 31, and the Cessna P206A was standing with its engine operating on the ramp. There were no injuries to the commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the Travel Air, or to the commercial pilot and five passengers in the Cessna. Both airplanes were being operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plans had been filed by either pilot. According to the pilot of the Travel Air, he taxied off of runway 31 onto taxiway B at the non-towered airport. As he taxied toward the airport parking ramp, he started a clearing "S" turn and observed the Cessna P206A directly in front of him. He turned hard to the left, but the outer 2 feet of the Travel Air's lower right wing passed through the propeller arc of the Cessna. A piece of the Travel Air's lower right wing was cut off. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 1) On May 17, 2008, about 1220 Pacific daylight time, a Travel Air 4000, N3945, collided with a Cessna P206A, N4638F, on the ground at Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, California. The Travel Air was taxiing in after landing on runway 31, and the Cessna P206A was standing with its engine operating on the ramp. There were no injuries to the commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the Travel Air, or to the commercial pilot and five passengers in the Cessna. Both airplanes were being operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans had been filed by either pilot. According to the pilot of the Travel Air, he taxied off of runway 31 onto taxiway B at the non-towered airport. As he taxied toward the airport parking ramp, he started a clearing "S" turn and observed the Cessna P206A directly in front of him. He turned hard to the left, but the outer 2 feet of the Travel Air's lower right wing passed through the propeller arc of the Cessna. A piece of the Travel Air's lower right wing was cut off. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N4638F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4638F), registered now, S/N P206-0238, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna P206A - Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P206-0238 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Registered owner: Airlift California, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 1, 2008 - Departed: CVH, Hollister, CA - Destination: CVH - Airport: CVH, Hollister Municipal ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N3945](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3945), registered now, S/N 319, built 1926 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Travel Air 4000 - Registry model: [Travel Air 4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000) (registry code 2621818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 319 - Airframe hours: 2233 - Engines: Wright J-4-B 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hugh P. Bikle - Registered owner: Vintage Aircraft Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2007 - Departed: CVH, Hollister, CA - Airport: CVH, Hollister Municipal, runway 31, 6,350 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N4638F; age 50; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 905 total, 750 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N3945; age 66; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2005; seat: rear; flight hours: 3,612 total, 30 in this make and model, 3,238 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080517839801A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517839801A), May 17, 2008: Cessna P206A, Hollister, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 17, 2008, at approximately 13:00 PST at Hollister airport (kcvh), Hollister, CA a travelair (NC3945) came into contact with a Cessna 206, (N4638F)… - [Accident 20080517838072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517838072A), May 17, 2008: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17,2008, at approximately 13:00 PST at Hollister airport (kcvh), Hollister, CA a travelair, (NC3945) came into contact with a Cessna 206, (N4638F)… 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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.