N408ER

Substantial
None

Cessna 172S/N: 172S11439

Accident Details

Date
Sunday, August 18, 2019
NTSB Number
GAA19CA498
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Event ID
20190818X24815
Coordinates
29.180000, -81.058052
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
None
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
2
Total Aboard
2

Probable Cause and Findings

The other pilot's failure to see and avoid the airplane established on the taxiway.

Aircraft Information

Registration
N408ER
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
172S11439
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Model / ICAO
172C172
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Analysis

According to the landing pilot, she landed, and expedited her exit from the runway via Sierra 1 for taxiway Sierra. She had been cleared by tower to cross runway 16 and to proceed to the runup area for another departure from runway 25. Established on taxiway Sierra, she entered the intersection at taxiway Echo and the airplane was struck from the left by an airplane that entered the intersection via taxiway Echo.

The pilot that entered the intersection via taxiway Echo was communicating with ground and continued into the intersection and made a left turn onto taxiway Sierra. He reported that he had, "double checked" to his left and his right, prior to entering the intersection, but his airplane's propeller struck the left wing of another airplane.

According to ATC recordings, ground contacted the airplane taxing on taxiway Echo for taxiway Sierra and asked, "Do you have the traffic off to your right side?" The next two ground transmissions were stepped on, and the airplane entered the intersection and collided with the airplane already established on taxiway Sierra.

The airplane established on taxiway Sierra sustained substantial damage to the left wing

Both pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# GAA19CA498