# Accident 19980329004312A: Cessna 152, Orlando, FL, March 29, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 29, 1998, 15:57 local time - Place: Orlando, FL - Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6285M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6285M-2009-05-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 450 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980329004312A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY WAS STRUCK BY N101DT THAT WAS TOLD TO EXPEDITE CROSSING RUNWAY TO TAXI TO RAMP. (-23) CESSNA 152, N6285M WAS HOLDING SHORT, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9R ON TAXIWAY LIMA AND MONITORING TOWER FREQUENCY AWAITING TAKEOFF FOR A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. A STEEN SKYBOLT, N101DT, LANDED 9L AND WAS TAXIING SOUTH ON TASIWAY LIMA AND TALKING TO GROUND CONTROL AND INITIALLY INSTRUCTED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD ON LIMA AND HOLD SHORT OF 9R. AS N101DT APPROACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RUNWAY 9R AND TO EXPEDITE. BEING A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT HIS FORWARD VISION WAS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY AND HE WAS S TURNING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TO SEE AHEAD. N101DT INCREASED HIS FORWARD SPEED TO COMPLY, STOPPED S TURNING AND CROSSED RUNWAY 9R AND COLLIDED WITH N6285M, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT'S WINGS. PILOT OF 101DT SAYS HE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF OTHER AIRCRAFT'S POSITION AND SPOTTED IT JUST PRIOT TO IMPACT BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. (.19) ON MARCH 29, 1998, ABOUT 1557 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, A STEEN SKYBOLT, N101DT, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, TAXIED INTO A CESSNA 152, N6285M, REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING AT ORLANDO'S SANFORD FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER FLIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM EITHER AIRPLANE, AND BOTH AIRPLANES RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANFORD FIELD ABOUT 43 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SANFORD TOWER PERSONNEL, THE SKYBOLT HAD LANDED AND CLEARED RUNWAY 9L ONTO A CONNECTING TAXIWAY WHEN HE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TOWER TO CROSS RUNWAY 9R AND "EXPEDITE". THE SKYBOLT WAS ON GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY. AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE SAME TAXIWAY, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9R, WAS THE CESSNA AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AND MONITORING TOWER FREQUENCY. THE SKYBOLT COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRPLANES. (.4) THE CESSNA TRAINER WAS STOPPED, HOLDING SHORT OF THE INNER PARALLEL RUNWAY, WAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FROM THAT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, (HEADED TOWARD THE RUNWAY) OF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. THE BIPLANE'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA AS HE WAS TAXIING BACK TO HIS BASE AFTER LANDING. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N6285M (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090415004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415004629A), Apr 15, 2009: Cessna 152 (N6285M), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute to geu the aircraft experienced a complete loss of engine power. The instructor on board was unable to restart the engine and made an… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.