Probable cause
The multi-engine pilot's failure to maintain clearance from another airplane during taxi.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the multi-engine airplane reported that, after landing he was taxiing via taxiway S to the parking area near the fixed based operator located near taxiway A. As the airplane approached the ramp, the pilot looked to the marshaller to start the right turn. During the turn, the marshaller gave the stop signal when the airplane’s left wing collided with the rudder of a single-engine airplane that was holding at the short line to runway 25 at taxiway A. The multi-engine airplane received minor damage to the left wing. The single-engine airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder.
Neither flight crew reported that there were any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplane’s that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR22LA201 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hawthorne, California
- Nearest airport
- Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne (KHHR)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.