Summary
On August 18, 2019, a Cessna 172 (N465ER) was involved in an incident near Daytona Beach, FL. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The other pilot's failure to see and avoid the airplane established on the taxiway.
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.
This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA19CA498. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N465ER.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The other pilot's failure to see and avoid the airplane established on the taxiway.
Aircraft Information
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