- Date
- March 6, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Half Moon Bay, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820306002701A19820306002702A
- Case key
- 70940
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of Taylorcraft, N94906, was making mild s-turns as he proceeded down a taxiway. As he was making an s-turn back to the right, he saw a Cessna 150, N5678E, at the right edge of the taxiway on a converging course. He turned left to avoid a collision, but was too late. Previously, the aircrew of the Cessna 150 had become mired in soft earth near the taxiway. The instructor pilot in N5678E had stepped out and was pushing while the student remained at the controls.
The aircrew in Cessna, N5678E, were taxiing from the tie-down area when the aircraft became mired in soft earth near the taxiway. The instructor pilot stepped out to push while the student remained at the controls. At the same time, the pilot of Taylorcraft, N94906, was making mild s-turns while proceeding down the taxiway. A collision of the aircraft occurred on the taxiway.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5678E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17178
- Airframe hours
- 3,410
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Arnold Seepol
- Registered owner
- Steve D. Chial
- Departed
- HAF · Half Moon Bay, CA
- Destination
- HAF · Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport
- HAF · Half Moon Bay, runway 12, 4,200 × 0 ft, concrete
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
- N94906
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9306
- Airframe hours
- 2,171
- Engine
- Continental A-75-8, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald A. Williams
- Registered owner
- Ronald A. Williams
- Departed
- HAF · Half Moon Bay, CA
- Destination
- MOD · Modesto, CA
- Airport
- HAF · Half Moon Bay, runway 12, 4,200 × 0 ft
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5678E
- Age
- 55
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N94906
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,417 total · 656 in this make and model · 1,303 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5678E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.