- Date
- May 10, 2021, 09:21 local (16:21 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Defining events
- Taxi-to runway: Ground collisionTaxi-to runway: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA reports
- 20210510009322A20210510006212A
- Case key
- 103373
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 Kingair pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N206DT · Cessna T206H
N505SP · Raytheon B200
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N206DT · Cessna T206H
N505SP · Raytheon B200
Analysis
The pilot of the Cessna reported that, he turned off the taxiway to perform a functional check of his autopilot and electric trim systems. A few seconds later, the pilot of a Kingair was taxiing and observed the Cessna’s tail partially obstructing the taxiway. The Kingair pilot turned sharply to the left to avoid an impact. As the Cessna pilot was checking his systems, he suddenly felt his airplane lurch forward. The Cessna pilot immediately observed the Kingair pass to his rear left and used the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency to inform the Kingair pilot that he had collided with his airplane. The Kingair pilot denied the ground collision and subsequently tookoff. As a result of the collision, the Cessna’s rudder and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The right-wing winglet of the Kingair displayed minor red paint transfer. The pilots of both airplanes reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N206DT
- Reported as
- Cessna T206H (H)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T20608662
- Built
- 2006
- Airframe hours
- 706.1
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 2020 · 53 hours before
- Destination
- S21 · Sunriver, OR
- Airport
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes, runway 10/28, 5,002 × 70 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display
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
- N505SP
- Reported as
- Raytheon B200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB-1538
- Built
- 1996
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engines
- P&W Canada PT6A-42, 850 horsepower, turbo propP&W Canada PT6A-42, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- N505sp LLC
- Registered owner
- N505sp LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 2020
- Destination
- CRQ · Carlsbad, CA
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Stall warning system
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 N206DT
- Age
- 65
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 5, 2019
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 699.8 total · 165 in this make and model · 659 as pilot in command · 25.3 in the last 90 days · 10.6 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N505SP
- Age
- 74
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 1, 2021
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Observed at
- KTRM, 9 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KTRM 101552Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP079 T02500094=
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2021, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 7.9 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.