ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280909
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2022 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N79KM |
| MSN: | 80694 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oshkosh-Wittman Field (OSH/KOSH), WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH/KOSH) |
| Decatur-Pyor Airport, AL (DCU/KDCU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of N694V, a tailwheel equipped RV-8, reported that he was taxiing for a visual flight rules (VFR) departure with the intention of conducting a flight in the local area. He was taxiing under the direction of ground marshals in accordance with procedures in effect for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2022 fly-in. He was briefly 'blinded' by the sun reflecting off the polished wing skin of another airplane and began a shallow S-turn to compensate. As he looked over the left side of his engine cowling, he noticed an airplane emerge from the blind spot. He applied full brakes but was unable to stop before the propeller contacted the empennage of an RV-4, N79KM. The pilot of N79KM, a tailwheel equipped RV-4, reported that he was stopped due to other airplanes in front of him on the taxiway. The RV-4, N79KM, sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator. The RV-8, N694V, sustained minor damage to both propeller blades. The pilots of both airplanes reported no failures or malfunctions with their respective airplanes before the accident.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA346
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79KM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2022 14:09 | AgOps | Added |
| 29-Jul-2022 14:48 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Aug-2022 11:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:37 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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