Taxiing 195 hits another plane on the ground

By NTSB · December 7, 2018 ·

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna 195 reported that, during taxi at the airport in Jacksonville, Florida, he turned right to position the airplane to perform pre-takeoff procedures, and the right wing passed over the running engine of a stationary airplane and struck the turning propeller.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, and the stationary airplane sustained minor damage.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stationary airplane during taxi.

NTSB Identification: GAA17CA097A

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