# Accident 19980606046642A: Aviat PITTSS2B, 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, second 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: N812BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210403, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 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/19980606046642A

## 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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N47354, Cessna 152: [Accident 19980606046641A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606046641A)

## 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: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N812BL), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.

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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