- Date
- March 23, 2007, 17:15 local (Mar 24, 2007, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA reports
- 20070323005141A20070323005142A
- Case key
- 65512
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from another aircraft holding on the taxiway while taxiing from landing. The pilot's inadequate visual lookout was a factor.
The failure of the pilot in the other aircraft to maintain clearance from a holding aircraft while taxiing from landing. Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the other aircraft was a factor.
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 the Cessna T210N said that he had landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He said he contacted ground control and requested to taxi to the southeast T-hangars (requiring him to cross the active runway 25R). He said that ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A, to taxiway C, and hold short of runway 25R. The pilot said that upon reaching the intersection of taxiways A and C, he held on taxiway A (facing east) to permit any landing aircraft to exit the active runway at taxiway C. The pilot of the Sukhoi SU-29 (a tail wheel aircraft) said that he also landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He changed his radio frequency to ground control and requested to taxi to the northeast T-hangars. Ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A to the T-hangars. The pilot said that he commenced to taxi. He said he saw the Cessna "at the last minute", and reduced his power and braked his aircraft. He said his propeller damaged the left elevator and left stabilizer of the Cessna
The pilot of the Cessna T210N said that he had landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He said he contacted ground control and requested to taxi to the southeast T-hangars (requiring him to cross the active runway 25R). He said that ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A, to taxiway C, and hold short of runway 25R. The pilot said that upon reaching the intersection of taxiways A and C, he held on taxiway A (facing east) to permit any landing aircraft to exit the active runway at taxiway C. The pilot of a Sukhoi SU-29 (a tail wheel aircraft) said that he also landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He changed his radio frequency to ground control and requested to taxi to the northeast T-hangars. Ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A to the T-hangars. The pilot said that he commenced to taxi. He said he saw the Cessna "at the last minute", and reduced his power and braked his aircraft. He said his propeller damaged the left elevator and left stabilizer of the Cessna.
Factual narrative
On March 23, 2007, at approximately 1715 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N4644U, was substantially damaged when a Sukhoi SU-29, N360JP, taxied into it at Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK), Livermore, California. The commercial pilot in the Sukhoi SU-29 and his passenger, and the private pilot in the Cessna T210N and his two passengers were not injured. Both pilots were operating their airplanes under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Cessna T210N's personal, cross-country flight, which originated from Napa, California, 30 minutes before the accident. Visual meteorological conditions also prevailed for the Sukhoi SU-29's personal cross-country flight, which originated from Ramona, California, approximately 3 hours before the accident. Neither aircraft had filed a flight plan.
The pilot of the Cessna T210N said that he had landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He said he contacted ground control and requested to taxi to the southeast T-hangars (requiring him to cross the active runway 25R). He said that ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A, to taxiway C, and hold short of runway 25R. The pilot said that upon reaching the intersection of taxiways A and C, he held on taxiway A (facing east) to permit any landing aircraft to exit the active runway at taxiway C.
The pilot of the Sukhoi SU-29 (a tail wheel aircraft) said that he also landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He changed his radio frequency to ground control and requested to taxi to the northeast T-hangars. Ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A to the T-hangars. The pilot said that he commenced to taxi. He said he saw the Cessna T210N "at the last minute", and reduced his power and braked his aircraft. He said his propeller damaged the left elevator and left stabilizer of the Cessna T210N.
On March 23, 2007, at approximately 1715 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N4644U, was substantially damaged when a Sukhoi SU-29, N360JP, taxied into it at Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK), Livermore, California. The commercial pilot in the Sukhoi SU-29, the private pilot in the Cessna T210N and his two passengers were not injured. Both pilots were operating their airplanes under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Cessna T210N's personal, cross-country flight, which originated from Napa, California, 30 minutes before the accident. Visual meteorological conditions also prevailed for the Sukhoi SU-29's personal cross-country flight, which originated from Ramona, California, approximately 3 hours before the accident. Neither aircraft had filed a flight plan.
The pilot of the Cessna T210N said that he had landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He said he contacted ground control and requested to taxi to the southeast T-hangars (requiring him to cross the active runway 25R). He said that ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A, to taxiway C, and hold short of runway 25R. The pilot said that upon reaching the intersection of taxiways A and C, he held on taxiway A (facing east) to permit any landing aircraft to exit the active runway at taxiway C.
The pilot of the Sukhoi SU-29 (a tail wheel aircraft) said that he also landed on runway 25R and exited the runway on taxiway E. He changed his radio frequency to ground control and requested to taxi to the northeast T-hangars. Ground control cleared him to taxi on taxiway A to the T-hangars. The pilot said that he commenced to taxi. He said he saw the Cessna T210N "at the last minute", and reduced his power and braked his aircraft. He said his propeller damaged the left elevator and left stabilizer of the Cessna T210N.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4644U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064797
- Airframe hours
- 2,630
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kevin J. McDonnell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2006
- Departed
- APC · Napa, CA
- Destination
- LVK · Livermore, CA
- Airport
- LVK · Livermore Munic
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
- N360JP
- Reported as
- Sukhoi SU-29
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 74-01
- Airframe hours
- 865
- Engine
- Vendeneyev M-14P, 376 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John W. Piggott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 2007
- Departed
- RNM · Ramona, CA
- Destination
- LVK · Livermore, CA
- Airport
- LVK · Livermore Munic
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 N4644U
- Age
- 51
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,604 total · 899 in this make and model · 1,436 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N360JP
- Age
- 64
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- March 1, 2007
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,047 total · 865 in this make and model · 2,822 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Observed at
- LVK
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.