ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135140
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| Date: | 22-JUL-2010 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander S-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Red Willow Aviation Spraying Inc |
| Registration: | N51AR |
| MSN: | 1523R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mccook, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | McCook, NE (MCK) |
| McCook, NE (MCK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped agricultural airplane had returned from a local flight and was refueling and reloading with the propeller operating. During that time, a second airplane arrived and parked on the airport ramp directly in front of the agricultural airplane. The pilot of the agricultural airplane completed refueling and reloading and began to taxi for takeoff. He made no turns and taxied straight ahead. Due to the tailwheel configuration of the airplane, the pilot had limited visibility when taxiing. The agricultural airplane taxied directly into the parked and unoccupied airplane, the operating propeller impacted that airplane, and both airplanes were immediately engulfed in fire. The pilot evacuated unassisted and was seriously injured. Both airplanes were substantially damaged by fire.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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