ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238028
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 2020 |
| Time: | 10:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5280D |
| MSN: | 78 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) |
| Pompano Beach Airport, FL (PPM/KPMP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilots of a single-engine airplane and a multiengine airplane were both cleared to taxi to the runway within 2 minutes of each other; however, the tower controller did not provide either pilot with information regarding the position or taxi intentions of the other pilot as required. The two airplanes converged at a taxiway intersection, resulting in substantial damage to both. Both pilots reported that they were unaware of the proximity of the other airplane and did not see the other airplane before the collision. A review of airport surveillance video indicated that the pilot of the single-engine airplane was approaching the multiengine airplane from its right, rear quadrant at a higher taxi speed.
The video also indicated that the multiengine airplane appeared to be within the single-engine airplane pilot's field of view before the collision, and if the pilot had been properly scanning for traffic, the collision likely would have been averted. The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that a blind spot from his right engine and wing obscured the path of the other airplane. It is also likely that, had the controller provided information to each pilot regarding the position and intentions of the other pilot, they would have exercised greater vigilance regarding scanning for traffic.
Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the tower controller's failure to provide information to each pilot regarding the position and intention of the other pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA247
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2020 13:41 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:53 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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