19970807021311A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN2A26 · Fajardo, Puerto Rico · August 7, 1997

Date: August 7, 1997 · 12:48 local
Place: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Airport: Diego Jimenez Torres Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: A5KA
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1202S
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97FA113
Reported as: Bnorm BN2A26
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total

N1202SRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2008 · Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDERS/N 193 Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER

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.

Collided mid air with N26JA on a left traffic pattern over runway. (.4)on August 7, 1997, about 1248 atlantic standard time, two britten-norman BN-2 airplanes, collided in flight, over the landing threshold of runway 08, at the Diego Jimenez airport, Fajardo, puerto rico (PR). Both airplanes were conducting a visual approach at the uncontrolled airport. The pilot of N1202S, was executing a non-standard right traffic pattern approach to landing, while the pilot of N26JA was executing a standard left traffic pattern approach to landing. The airplanes collided over the approach threshold of runway 08, about 100 feet AGL. Passengers on N26JA, stated that the other airplane was coming from the right much lower then their airplane and disappeared under them. The next time they saw the other airplane they were colliding into its tail section. Examination of both airplanes revealed no mechanical discrepancies. (-23) see narrative ATL97FA113B

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED MID AIR WITH N26JA ON A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN OVER RUNWAY. (.4)ON AUGUST 7, 1997, ABOUT 1248 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, TWO BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2 AIRPLANES, COLLIDED IN FLIGHT, OVER THE LANDING THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 08, AT THE DIEGO JIMENEZ AIRPORT, FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO (PR). BOTH AIRPLANES WERE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE PILOT OF N1202S, WAS EXECUTING A NON-STANDARD RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO LANDING, WHILE THE PILOT OF N26JA WAS EXECUTING A STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO LANDING. THE AIRPLANES COLLIDED OVER THE APPROACH THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 08, ABOUT 100 FEET AGL. PASSENGERS ON N26JA, STATED THAT THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT MUCH LOWER THEN THEIR AIRPLANE AND DISAPPEARED UNDER THEM. THE NEXT TIME THEY SAW THE OTHER AIRPLANE THEY WERE COLLIDING INTO ITS TAIL SECTION. EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRPLANES REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE ATL97FA113B

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL97FA113Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportFajardo, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.Aug 7, 1997 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N26JABnorm BN2A8Accident 19970807021312A · Substantial damage