# Accident 19960511046492A: Sukhoi SU29, Denver, CO, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 11:34 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5798° N, 104.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5798&lon=-104.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55SU-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sukhoi SU-29 (registry code 9850103, https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUKHOI SU29
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511046492A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT OF THE RV-4, N44AZ, HAD MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL TOWER ON THE WEST ARRIVAL FREQUENCY, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ENTERING A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 17R, WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT OF THE SUKHOI SU-29, N55SU, MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL TOWER ON THE EAST ARRIVAL FREQUENCY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ON A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17L. BOTH PILOTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED TO LAND ON THEIR RESPECTIVE RUNWAYS. INSTEAD OF LANDING ON HIS ASSIGNED RUNWAY 17R, THE PILOT OF THE RV-4 LANDED ON 17L. THE SU-29 THEN LANDED ON TOP OF THE RV-4. THE FAA'S ATC HANDBOOK ADVISES CONTROLLERS TO RESTATE THE LANDING RUNWAY WHENEVER THERE IS A POSSIBILTY OF A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH IS USING OR PLANNING TO USE ANOTHER RUNWAY. THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17R IS 1,800 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17L. THE AIRPORT WAS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE TIME, AND AIRBORNE FLIGHTS FROM A 'PARADE OF FLIGHT' WERE IN PROGRESS.

## 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 FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208), May 11, 1996: Sukhoi SU-29 (N55SU), Englewood, CO, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, to comply with an ATC clearance by landing on the wrong runway, and the failure of the pilot of the SU-29, N55SU, to maintain an adequate visual lookout.…

## Other reports on N55SU (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000815027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815027019A), Aug 15, 2000: Sukhoi SU29 (N55SU), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23)"Pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, the airplane swerved to the right and exited the runway. Postaccident examination by russian aviation…

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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