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ERA22LA119

2022-02-11 · Naples, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport APF

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The biplane pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane while taxiing.

Factual narrative

The commercial pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane was in the runup pad adjacent to the taxiway, had just completed his pre takeoff checks, and was attempted to taxi into position to hold for takeoff. The private pilot of a low-wing airplane was already stopped at the hold short line of the departure runway. As the biplane pilot taxied out of the runup pad he performed several s-turn maneuvers and looked out the side of the cockpit to increase his limited forward visibility, but did not see the low-wing airplane. The biplane impacted the low-wing airplane, striking the right wing and aileron with the operating propeller, which resulted in substantial damage to the low-wing airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Attention-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Task environment-Physical workspace-Visibility-Effect on personnel
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring other aircraft-Pilot of other aircraft

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA119.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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