Morgan James E MORGAN RV6 N116JM
21 August 2009 · Everett, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2009 at about 22:27 local time, a Morgan James E MORGAN RV6 registered N116JM, operated by Morgan James E, was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Everett, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paine Field (PAE)
- Coordinates
- 47.9133, -122.2833
- Aircraft
- Morgan James E MORGAN RV6
- Registration
- N116JM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Morgan James E
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Everett → Everett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA416
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from objects during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate marking of the taxiway and obstacles.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot started the airplane and began to taxi between two rows of hangars. As he approached the east-west taxiway at the end of the rows, he stopped to contact ground control and look at the windsock. After several minutes, ground control cleared him to taxi to runway 16L. He began to taxi toward the east-west taxiway, and was about to start making S-turns to look for obstacles. After traveling 40-60 feet, the propeller, right wing, and right landing gear contacted poles surrounding a fire hydrant. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot noted that the airplane had conventional landing gear and he could not see the hydrant or surrounding poles over its nose. He also indicated that there was no taxi stripe from between the hangars to the east-west taxiway that would lead a pilot away from the poles.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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