Event LAX87LA185

Factual narrative

A C-172 COLLIDED WITH A C-210N WHILE TXG. THE C-172 WAS TXG ALONG A 75 FT WIDE PARALLEL TWY AFTER LANDING. THE C-210N WAS TXG FROM A RAMP AREA TO HIS DEP RWY. THE C-210N ROUTE INTERSECTED THE C-172 ROUTE AT THE PARALLEL TWY WHERE THE COLLISION OCCURRED. PLTS OF BOTH ACFT RPRTED FUEL TRUCKS OBSTRUCTING THEIR VIEW, BUT NEITHER ADJUSTED TAXI SPEEDS. THE PLT OF THE C-210N STOPPED HIS ACFT AFTER INTRUDING 17 FT ONTO THE PARALLEL TWY. ACCORDING TO PSN AND TIME DATA DERIVED FROM ATC TRANSCRIPTS THE C-172 TRAVELED 3,300 FT IN 93 SEC EQUATING TO A SPEED GREATER THEN 24 MPH. THE C-172 DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT ACCELERATED AND UNSUCCESSFULLY SWERVED TO AVERT THE COLLISION. THE C-172 WING PASSED OVER THE PROP OF C-210N SEVERING THE WING TIP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12