# Accident 19980606046641A: Cessna 152, Dallas, TX, June 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1998, 18:35 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9707° N, 96.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9707&lon=-96.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47354, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47354) (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: 210 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606046641A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE CESSNA 152 COLLIDED WITH A PITTS S-2B WHILE BOTH AIRPLANES WERE TAXIING IN DAYLIGHT VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A CONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE COLLISION OCCURRED IN AN AREA THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE CONTROL TOWER. AFTER LANDING, THE PITTS WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA TAXIWAY U. THE PILOT OF THE PITTS OBSERVED THE CESSNA STANDING WITH ITS ENGINE RUNNING ON THE RAMP ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY AND HEARD THE CONTROLLER ISSUE THE CESSNA A CLEARANCE TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PITTS PILOT, THE CESSNA DID NOT MOVE, AND HE ASSUMED IT WAS GIVING WAY AND CONTINUED TO TAXI. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA REPORTED THAT AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, HE ENTERED TAXIWAY U AND THEN OBSERVED THE PITTS COMING TOWARDS HIS AIRPLANE. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TWO AIRPLANES TAXIING TOWARD ONE ANOTHER AND REPORTED THAT THE CESSNA PULLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE GRASS TO AVOID THE COLLISION; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF THE PITTS STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA. THE WITNESSES DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ATTEMPT BY THE PITTS TO AVOID THE COLLISION. (-23)PITTS N812BL LANDED RWY 33 @ADS.  AFTER CLEARING THE RWY, THE AIRCRAFT                                                  WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA "U". AIRCRAFT HAD TAXIED OUT OF SIGHT OF THE TOWER AND N47354 CALLED FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.  CESSNA 354 WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 33.  SHORTLY AFTERWARDS N812BL ADVISED GROUND CONTROL THE N47354 HAD PULLED OUT AND STRUCK HIS WINGTIP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N812BL, Aviat PITTSS2B: [Accident 19980606046642A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606046642A)

## 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 FTW98LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA317), Jun 6, 1998: Cessna 152 (N47354), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.

## Other reports on N47354 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920626036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626036259A), Jun 26, 1992: Cessna 152 (N47354), Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway and skidded onto same after impact. Blamed traffic distraction.
- [Accident 19870722074779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722074779A), Jul 22, 1987: Cessna 152 (N47354), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed fast overrunning a short grass strip striking a ditch.

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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