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November 29, 2016 · Cessna 560 Citation · N22AF

Salinas, CA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Incident
Date
November 29, 2016
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Salinas, CA
Aircraft
Cessna 560 Citation (1991)
Tail Number
N22AF
Operator
Bill Massa
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
GAA17IA083

The airline transport pilot was taxiing the airplane to the parking area and was concerned about an airplane parked on the left side of the taxilane. He maneuvered his airplane right of the taxiway centerline and struck a helicopter parked on the right side of the taxiway. Postincident investigation revealed that the taxilane object free area (TOFA) was 47.5 ft on either side of the taxilane centerline; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport design standards indicate that the TOFA should have been 57.5 ft on either side of the centerline. Although the parked airplane was within the TOFA, sufficient distance between the airplane and the helicopter remained such that the incident airplane could have taxied safely between them.

NTSB Probable Cause

Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Incorrect use/operation - C

Full Narrative

***This report was modified on October 23, 2018. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** On November 28, 2016, at 2030 Pacific standard time, after landing and after transitioning from taxiway Foxtrot to a taxilane, a Cessna 560 airplane, N22AF, struck a helicopter, N530PJ, that was parked in a non-movement area at Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, California. The airplane sustained minor damage to the right-wing tip and the pilot was not injured, but the helicopter required major repair. The airplane was registered to Bill Massa Company Incorporated, Salinas, California, and was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a night visual flight rules flight. The flight originated from Salinas, California, and had returned to Salinas. According to the pilot, he landed the airplane and was taxiing to his hangar. The pilot reported that he used taxiway Foxtrot and made a right turn into the transient parking area heading southeast via the taxilane. He recalled that he was concerned with remaining a safe distance from an airplane that was parked on the left side of the taxilane and turned the airplane to the right, away from the taxilane centerline; the airplane's right wing struck a helicopter that was parked on the right side of the taxilane. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Salinas Municipal Airport is a category B-II airport. FAA Advisory Circular 150/530013A, Airport Design, page 124, Table 4-1 Design Standards Based on Airplane Design Group (ADG), indicates that Group II airports have a 57-ft 6-inch Taxilane Object Free Area (TOFA) on either side of the taxilane centerline. FAA aviation safety inspectors measured the taxilane at Salinas Municipal Airport, and it was 47 ft 6 inches on either side of the taxilane centerline. The airplane that the pilot attempted to avoid was parked on the left side of the taxilane centerline within the limits of the TOFA. The perpendicular distance between the helicopter and the parked airplane was 80 ft (the absolute distance was not measured). The wingspan of the incident airplane was 56 ft 4 in.

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Event Time20:30 PST
Nearest AirportSalinas Muni (0nm WSW)
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 560 Citation
Tail NumberN22AF
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageMinor
OperatorBill Massa
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsP&W Canada · JT15D-5 · Turbofan · 374 | P&W Canada · JT15D-5 · Turbofan · 374
Seats9

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 74 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightNight
Wind250° @ 5 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 43 C
Altimeter30.03 inHg
Observation Time04:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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