# Accident 19960328005482A: Amtr EAGLE2, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1996, 11:05 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0200° N, 80.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0200&lon=-80.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: O'Connell Dennis I CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658FR, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-connell-dennis-i-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 578 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328005482A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT 757NP TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH 13LD. (.19) ON MARCH 28, 1996, AT 1105 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN O'CONNELL CHRISTEN EAGLE, N13LD, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 152, N757NP, ON RUNWAY 20 AT THE NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN NEW SMYRNA, FLORIDA. THE CHRISTEN EAGLE, AND THE CESSNA 152 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WERE OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLANS FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES WERE NOT INJURED. THE CHRISTEN EAGLE DEPARTED DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, AT 1045. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE CHRISTEN EAGLE RADIOED IT'S POSITION IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND IT'S LANDING INTENTIONS ON RUNWAY 20; NO RADIO CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE CESSNA 152 WHICH WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE CHRISTEN EAGLE STARTED IT'S LANDING FLARE, THE CESSNA 152 TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON THE CESSNA 152 STATED THAT THEY SEARCHED FOR AIR TRAFFIC PRIOR TO TAXIING ONTO THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ROLL, THE CHRISTEN EAGLE COLLIDED WITH THE AFT SIDE OF THE CESSNA 152 LEFT WING ASSEMBLY.    (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE CHRISTEN EAGLE, N13LD, HE WAS IN A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 20, AND HAD MADE THE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS FOR HIS POSITION IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOUT, THE CESSNA 152, N757NP, TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE LANDING CHRISTEN EAGLE.  THE CHRISTEN EAGLE COLLIDED WITH THE AFT SIDE OF THE CESSNA 152 LEFT WING ASSEMBLY.  THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 152 STATED THAT THEY SEARCHED FOR TRAFFIC BEFORE TAXIING ONTO THE RUNWAY, BUT SAW NONE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N757NP, Cessna 152: [Accident 19960328005481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328005481A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA070), Mar 28, 1996: O'Connell Christen Eagle (N13LD), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots of the Cessna 152, N757NP, to see and avoid the Christen Eagle, N13LD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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