ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291065
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 2015 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98656 |
| MSN: | 18877 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1862 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | De Kalb, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monroe Municipal Airport, WI (KEFT) |
| De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport, IL (KDKB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was in the rear tandem seat of the tailwheel airplane, had just landed and was taxing to the fuel pumps to refuel. He did not see the parked Beech A36 over the nose of his airplane and collided with the right wing of N4678A. The pilot said the accident could have been prevented if he had followed the taxi line on the tarmac. He also blamed his "less than effective brakes" that didn't help as he tried to control the airplane in the wind. This caused his attention to be diverted and he lost sight of the surrounding obstructions. The pilot had logged a total of 82 flight hours, of which 13 hours were in the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of positional awareness while taxiing, resulting in a collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's difficulty seeing over the nose of the airplane, his preoccupation with trying to control the airplane in the wind, and his minimal experience in the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN15CA223
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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