Pilot Debrief

BEECH A60 near Pompano Beach, FL — 2011-06-26

Final reportERA11LA361
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Date
2011-06-26
Location
Pompano Beach, FL, USA
Airport
PMP
Aircraft
BEECH A60
Registration
N38N
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilots of both airplanes did not maintain adequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

NTSB narrative

A Beech A60 and a Cozy Mark IV collided at the intersection of two taxiways shortly after air traffic control tower operations had resumed. The pilot of the Beech had landed and was taxiing to the hangar area via taxiways L and C. He stated that he noticed the Cozy behind a hold short line for taxiway L then diverted his attention to the north; he contacted the local controller, who advised him to contact the ground controller. In the meantime, the ground controller advised the Cozy pilot to proceed on taxiway L then A toward the takeoff area. Shortly thereafter, before the Beech pilot could contact the ground controller, the left propeller of the Beech A60 contacted the right wing of the Cozy. Although both airplanes were communicating with air traffic controllers, they were communicating with different controllers, since control had just recently resumed; therefore, the controllers’ performance was not related to the accident.

NTSB coding

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