Summary
On October 14, 2003, a Cleveland Orson Starduster II SA-300 (N379C) was involved in an incident near Stockton, CA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane.
On October 13, 2003, about 1700 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Cleveland Orson Starduster II SA300 biplane, N379C, collided with a parked and unoccupied Piper PA28-235, N8908W, while taxiing from landing at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), Stockton, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), Sacramento, California, about 1630, en route to Stockton Metropolitan.
This incident is documented in NTSB report LAX04CA013. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N379C.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On October 13, 2003, about 1700 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Cleveland Orson Starduster II SA300 biplane, N379C, collided with a parked and unoccupied Piper PA28-235, N8908W, while taxiing from landing at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), Stockton, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), Sacramento, California, about 1630, en route to Stockton Metropolitan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
In a written statement, the pilot reported that after a successful landing, he taxied to the Stockton Jet Service Ramp. While turning into a parking space, he collided with an unseen airplane.
In a telephone conversation, the pilot reported that he was sitting in the rear cockpit, which is appropriate for solo flight. After locating a parking spot, he was looking out to left of the airplane to position it over the parking line. The Starduster's right wing collided with the Piper's nose spinner. The propeller on the Starduster then made contact with the Piper's right wing. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX04CA013