33.1529° N, 86.8514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FLYING X RANCH (5AL3), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1985 · 14:55 local
Place
Columbiana, AL
Airport
Flying X Ranch
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NR342
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total40 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Descended onto wing of N28428 that was on takeoff roll. Luscomb overtook landing ultralight unseen by its pilot.
As the FAA filed it
DESCENDED ONTO WING OF N28428 THAT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LUSCOMB OVERTOOK LANDING ULTRALIGHT UNSEEN BY ITS PILOT.