ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319278
Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2019 |
Time: | 11:16 |
Type: | Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 |
Owner/operator: | Ritch Air LLC |
Registration: | N160RW |
MSN: | FL-226 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4311 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Visalia Airport, CA (VIS) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Visalia Airport, CA (VIS/KVIS) |
Destination airport: | San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA (SBP/KSBP) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of a single-engine Socata TBM930 (N961GG) reported that he was taxiing from the hangar to runway 12 of Visalia Airport, California, USA, via taxiway A. As he turned right onto taxiway D, his airplane impacted the Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 (N160RW) established on the taxiway, which he had not seen. The pilot of the Beech 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 Beech sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
Probable Cause: "The single-engine pilot's failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR20CA046A |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
visaliatimesdelta.com Location
Images:
photo (c) NTSB; Visalia Airport, CA (VIS); 17 December 2019; (publicdomain)
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