- Date
- November 5, 1988, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19881105049712A19881105049711A
- Case key
- 26285
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Probable cause
Pilot of N8219J used poor judgement when she elected to execute the high speed taxi operation.
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 aircraft was departing when it was struck from behind by a Piper Aerostar 600. The Cessna pilot had just received an IFR clearance from pt. Mugu departure control. The Aerostar plt rept that she was executing a high speed taxi operation on the runway to check the erratic fuel gauges in preparation for her proposed flight to kona, HI. The Cessna plt reported that he did not announce on the CTAF his intentions to taxi to runway 26. The Aerostar plt also reported that she did not announce her intentions for the high speed taxi operation on CTAF.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N777HS
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060835
- Airframe hours
- 1,650
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Franich, Russell D & Mary A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 19, 1987 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- CMA
- Destination
- L71 · California City, CA
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo, runway 26, 6,020 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- N8219J
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 600 (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-G1B5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Smart, Gilliard P & Victoria
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Kona, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo, runway 26, 6,020 × 150 ft, asphalt
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 N777HS
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 500 in this make and model · 950 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8219J
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,600 total · 130 in this make and model · 11,800 as pilot in command · 230 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.