CHARLESTON, SC, USA
N4534S
BEECH A-36
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, A BEECH A-36 COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CESSNA 425. THE BEECH SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING ASSEMBLY. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS RADOME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE YELLOW TAXI LINE AND THE CESSNA WAS ABOUT 14 FEET FORWARD OF THE NORMALLY PARKED POSITION. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MISHAP, DISCLOSED THAT THE PILOT HAD AMPLE CLEARANCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE YELLOW LINE TO MANEUVER AROUND THE PARKED AIRPLANE AND AVOID THE COLLISION.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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