- Date
- December 13, 2006, 09:18 local (14:18 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20061213028842A
- Case key
- 65004
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Probable cause
The experimental airplane's pilot inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a Piper airplane which was standing with its engine operating in the runup area.
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 N427RD, an experimental amateur-built airplane, stated that while taxiing for takeoff he made clearing turns, and mentally noted the airplanes in the run-up area. He said he observed one airplane taxiing into position for takeoff, and believing that he had accounted for all the airplanes, he continued to taxi. He said that his airplane's propeller struck the right wing of another airplane, N970AC, a Piper PA-28-161. Damage to the experimental airplane was minor, and the Piper incurred substantial damage to its right wing spar.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the N427RD, a John Lingwall model Rebich-Pitts, experimental amateur-built airplane, stated that he was taxiing his single place aerobatic tailwheel airplane south on taxiway A for departure on runway 5. He stated that he made clearing turns, and mentally noted that there were airplanes in the run-up area. He said he observed one airplane taxiing into position for takeoff on runway 5, and believing that he had accounted for all the airplanes, he continued to taxi. He said that his airplane's propeller struck the right wing of another airplane, and it was at that moment that he realized there was another airplane that had been hidden from his view.
The flight instructor and student on N970AC, a Piper PA28-16, stated that they were stationary in the run-up area, and provided additional information which concurred with the pilot of the Pitts. Damage to the Pitts was minor, and the Piper incurred damage to its right wing spar.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N427RD
- Reported as
- Lingwall Rebich-Pitts
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- JL102
- Airframe hours
- 1,229
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe Haycraft Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2006 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- APF · Naples, FL
- Destination
- APF
- Airport
- APF · Naples Municipal
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
- N970AC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116113
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-02A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Naples Air center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- APF · Naples, FL
- Airport
- APF · Naples Municipal, runway 5, 5,290 × 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 · 3
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N427RD
- Age
- 76
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Single
- Flight hours
- 29,000 total · 900 in this make and model · 29,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Flight instructor, aircraft N970AC
- Age
- 22
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 1, 2005
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 300 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot, aircraft N970AC
- Age
- 26
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 7 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Observed at
- APF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.