The pilot reported that, as he was taxiing from the fuel station at the airport in Millbrook, N.Y., to his hangar, he taxied north, and then turned left onto Taxiway Delta. That’s when his plane collided with another airplane.
He reported that he had not seen the other airplane.
The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after landing, he was taxiing to the fuel station on the same taxiway. While taxiing, another airplane entered the taxiway and then collided with the left side of his airplane.
A video recording from a security camera located on an airport office building showed that the other airplane entered Taxiway Delta without yielding to the airplane that was already taxiing on the taxiway.
The airplane already taxiing on Taxiway Delta sustained substantial damage to the left wing and rudder.
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.
NTSB Identification: GAA18CA568A
This September 2018 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
What happend to “see and avoid”? It applies on the ground as well…..
Assuming this person had a drivers license they should have been well aware of the need to yield to traffic when turning onto a road/taxiway. There is just no excuse for this sort of accident.
Striking pilot may have probable need for BAC (or mind altering chemical) level check. Unless sudden poor eyesight….one doesn’t just not see another airplane air or ground within sight range. Def No Excuse, barring fleeting mitigating circumstance.