Pilot Debrief

SPANI WAYNE M STARDUSTER TOO SA300 near San Diego, CA — 2017-07-16

Final reportGAA17CA411
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Date
2017-07-16
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Airport
MYF
Aircraft
SPANI WAYNE M STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Registration
N506WS
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain separation from a stationary airplane during the taxi to the runway. --- The other pilot's failure to maintain separation from a stationary airplane during the taxi to the runway.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tandem-seat, tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while taxiing to the runway and seated in the rear seat, he had "poor [forward] visibility" and that the airplane's propeller collided with the left wing of a stationary airplane on the taxiway. The pilot reported that he "broke and turned" as soon as he saw the stationary airplane, but "it was too late." The pilot of the stationary airplane reported that he had stopped on the taxiway due to the run-up area ahead being fully occupied with multiple airplanes waiting to depart. He added that his "first awareness" of the tailwheel airplane was the sound of a "loud bang." The stationary airplane's left wing and aileron sustained substantial damage. The tailwheel airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.

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