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An EA300 pilot; making 'south' turns; experiences a ground collision with another aircraft that had stopped on the taxiway facing the opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1255979 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Extra 200/300 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 10 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing north on 'a' started left to right 'south' turns and impacted southbound taxing aircraft. Left side & prop on both aircraft. I did not see southbound traffic. Had made a call on unicom of taxi north on 'a'; he stated he saw me coming 'south' turning; then he stopped in the taxiway; I continued 'south' turns and did not see him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EA300 pilot; making 'S' turns; experiences a ground collision with another aircraft that had stopped on the taxiway facing the opposite direction.
Narrative: While taxiing North on 'A' started left to right 'S' turns and impacted southbound taxing aircraft. Left side & prop on both aircraft. I did not see southbound traffic. Had made a call on UNICOM of taxi north on 'A'; he stated he saw me coming 'S' turning; then he stopped in the taxiway; I continued 'S' turns and did not see him.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.