13 Apr 2019: North American SNJ 5 — Planes Of Fame Air Museum

13 Apr 2019: North American SNJ 5 — Planes Of Fame Air Museum

No fatalities • Chino, CA, United States

Probable cause

The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a stopped airplane while taxiing.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was doing S-turns while taxiing due to the restricted forward visibility and did not see any airplanes in the run-up area. While positioning the airplane in the run-up area, the left wing collided with the propeller of a stopped airplane.

The pilot of the stopped airplane reported that, after completing a run-up and waiting for a clearance to depart, he observed a "warbird" entering the run-up area. The other airplane continued straight, and the left wing collided with their propeller.

The tailwheel-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.

The pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane and the stopped airplane reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Effect on operation
  • cause Pilot of other aircraft
  • cause Effect on operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, vis 10sm

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