Cessna 560 N22AF
29 November 2016 · Salinas, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 2016 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 560 registered N22AF, operated by Bill Massa Co Inc, was involved in an incident near Salinas, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Salinas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salinas Muni (SNS)
- Coordinates
- 36.6628, -121.6064
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560
- Registration
- N22AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1991
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bill Massa Co Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salinas → Salinas
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- GAA17IA083
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 a parked helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot was taxiing the airplane to the parking area and was concerned about an airplane parked on the left side of the taxilane. He maneuvered his airplane right of the taxiway centerline and struck a helicopter parked on the right side of the taxiway. Postincident investigation revealed that the taxilane object free area (TOFA) was 47.5 ft on either side of the taxilane centerline; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport design standards indicate that the TOFA should have been 57.5 ft on either side of the centerline. Although the parked airplane was within the TOFA, sufficient distance between the airplane and the helicopter remained such that the incident airplane could have taxied safely between them.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2016 | Cessna 560 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Seven Bar Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Nov 2015 | Cessna 560 | Farnborough, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2017 | Cessna 560 | Gardermoen, Norway | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2017 | Cessna 560XL | San Jose, California, United States | Wheels Up | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2018 | Cessna 560 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Chen Aircrafts Llc | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2016 | Joe Salomone SUPER CUB SQ2 | Boca Reservoir, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2016 | Cessna T210M | Mecca, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Siai-Marchetti SF260 | Fullerton, California, United States | Air Combat, USA | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Bombardier CL 600 2B19 | San Francisco, California, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Cessna 182 | Fallbrook, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Cessna 172 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |