Pilot Debrief

Beech 350 near Visalia, CA — 2019-12-17

Final reportWPR20CA046
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Date
2019-12-17
Location
Visalia, CA, USA
Airport
KVIS
Aircraft
Beech 350
Registration
N160RW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The single-engine pilot’s failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision. --- The single-engine pilot's failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the single-engine airplane reported that he was taxiing from the hangar to runway 12 via taxiway A. As he turned right onto taxiway D, his airplane impacted a multiengine airplane established on the taxiway, which he had not seen. The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that he was taxiing on taxiway D for runway 12 when the single-engine airplane entered taxiway D and impacted the right side of his airplane. According to the airport manager, there is a sign on taxiway A stating, "Stop and Hold." The multiengine airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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