# Accident 19980516010162A: Piper PA28R201, Hollister, CA, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8906° N, 121.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8906&lon=-121.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36574, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36574) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 36 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516010162A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE BEECH 95, N4421W, WAS TURNING ON THE CROSSWIND LEG WHILE THE PIPER PA-28R, N36574 WAS ON THE 45 DEGREE ANGLE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOTS IN THE BEECH STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THEY HAD HEARD THE PIPER RADIO THAT THEY WERE FLYING OVER THE AIRPORT AND WOULD RE-ENTER THE PATTERN ON A LEFT 45-DEGREE ENTRY TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE INSTRUCTOR OF THE BEECH STATED THAT HE VISUALLY VERIFIED THE OTHER AIRPLANE CROSSING OVER THE RUNWAY.  AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT OF THE BEECH AIRPLANE REQUESTED A POSITION REPORT FROM THE PIPER.  THE PIPER PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE ON THE 45 FOR THE DOWNWIND.  THE BEECH PILOT RADIOED INTENTIONS TO TURN TO THE CROSSWIND, BUT HAD NOT LOCATED THE OTHER AIRPLANE.  BOTH INSTRUCTORS SAW EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME.  THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE BEECH TOOK THE CONTROLS, WHILE THE STUDENT IN THE PIPER RETAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS BOTH INITIATED EVASIVE ACTIONS TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.  THE LEFT WING TIPS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER.  BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4421W, Beech 95B55: [Accident 19980516010161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516010161A)

## 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 LAX98LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA164), May 17, 1998: Piper PA-28R-201 (N36574), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the instructors and dual students in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in their combined failures to see and avoid each other. Inadequate supervision…

## Other reports on N36574 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920728033769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728033769I), Jul 28, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N36574), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Alternator failed after departure. Returned. Right main gear collapsed on rollout.

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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