ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231531
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2019 |
| Time: | 11:16 |
| Type: |  Socata TBM700N (TBM930) |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N961GG |
| MSN: | 1111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS), CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Visalia Airport, CA (VIS/KVIS) |
| Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA (MRY/KMRY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the single-engine airplane reported that he was taxiing from the hangar to runway 12 via taxiway A. As he turned right onto taxiway D, his airplane impacted a multiengine airplane established on the taxiway, which he had not seen. The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that he was taxiing on taxiway D for runway 12 when the single-engine airplane entered taxiway D and impacted the right side of his airplane. According to the airport manager, there is a sign on taxiway A stating, "Stop and Hold." The multiengine airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The single-engine pilot’s failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=961GG
Location
Media:
At approximately 11 a.m. today Visalia Fire crews responded to the Visalia Airport for two planes that collided on the Delta taxiway. There were no injuries to any of the occupants and there was no fire involved. There was approximately 100 of gallons of Jet A fuel spilled. pic.twitter.com/s2rTkeJiZy
— Visalia Fire Dept. (@VisaliaFire) December 18, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 05:04 | RobertMB | Added |
| 18-Dec-2019 05:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 18-Dec-2019 15:54 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2020 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Aug-2020 17:02 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Sep-2020 17:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Accident report] |
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