Spani Wayne M STARDUSTER TOO SA300 N506WS
16 July 2017 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 2017 at about 22:26 local time, a Spani Wayne M STARDUSTER TOO SA300 registered N506WS was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 3 people were 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 22:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF)
- Coordinates
- 32.8169, -117.1367
- Aircraft
- Spani Wayne M STARDUSTER TOO SA300
- Registration
- N506WS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA411
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain separation from a stationary airplane during the taxi to the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tandem-seat, tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while taxiing to the runway and seated in the rear seat, he had "poor [forward] visibility" and that the airplane's propeller collided with the left wing of a stationary airplane on the taxiway. The pilot reported that he "broke and turned" as soon as he saw the stationary airplane, but "it was too late." The pilot of the stationary airplane reported that he had stopped on the taxiway due to the run-up area ahead being fully occupied with multiple airplanes waiting to depart. He added that his "first awareness" of the tailwheel airplane was the sound of a "loud bang." The stationary airplane's left wing and aileron sustained substantial damage. The tailwheel airplane sustained minor damage to the propeller. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spani Wayne M STARDUSTER TOO SA300 NO SERIES | N506WS | - | Minor |
| Cessna 172 N | N5396E | Plus One Flyers Inc. | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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