- Date
- February 23, 1973
- Place
- Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65046Howard DGA15PN9406PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730223005091A19730223005092A
- Case key
- 170414
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0622 73/2/23 ELSINORE,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1340 N9406P PX- 0 0 1 TOWING GLIDERS 53, 2870 TOTAL HOURS, 175 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELSINORE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PIPER LND WITH R QUARTERING TAIL WIND.OBS TRACTOR AT OTR END OF RWY.DIDNT SEE HOWARD ON ROLL OUT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0622 73/2/23 ELSINORE,CALIF HOWARD DGA15P CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1290 TIME - 1340 N65046 PX- 0 0 1 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELSINORE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- HOWARD LND RWY 23.PLT WAS WATCHING TRACTOR ON GLIDER RWY,DIDNT SEE PIPER TAXYING ON RWY 11.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N65046
- Reported as
- Howard DGA15P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylark
- Registration
- N9406P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Skylark
N9406PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
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