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19981227044282A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Las Vegas, NV · December 27, 1998

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Date
December 27, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N882WS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA059
Reported as
Cessna TR182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
705 total455 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The Cessna TR182 had been in the run-up area approximately 2 minutes conducting pretakeoff checks. It was on an easterly heading on the first run-up marker. The pilot of the Piper J3, who was in the rear seat, was going to conduct a run-up prior to taking the aircraft in for annual inspection. As he was taxiing north to the run-up area, he had aircraft parked on his left side, a cherokee approaching from the 1 o'clock position, and a twin otter approaching from the 4 o'clock position. As he neared the spot where he planned to conduct his run-up he saw the Cessna. He shut down his engine and applied the brakes but was unable to stop before hitting the Cessna. His right wing scraped the bottom of the Cessna wing. His propeller struck its right horizontal stabilizer and elevator causing substantial damage. The Piper sustained minor damage to its propeller. The Piper pilot stated he had thoroughly scanned the run-up area and did not see the Cessna. He felt it had either blended in with the background or was in a blind spot.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE CESSNA TR182 HAD BEEN IN THE RUN-UP AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES CONDUCTING PRETAKEOFF CHECKS. IT WAS ON AN EASTERLY HEADING ON THE FIRST RUN-UP MARKER. THE PILOT OF THE PIPER J3, WHO WAS IN THE REAR SEAT, WAS GOING TO CONDUCT A RUN-UP PRIOR TO TAKING THE AIRCRAFT IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. AS HE WAS TAXIING NORTH TO THE RUN-UP AREA, HE HAD AIRCRAFT PARKED ON HIS LEFT SIDE, A CHEROKEE APPROACHING FROM THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND A TWIN OTTER APPROACHING FROM THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. AS HE NEARED THE SPOT WHERE HE PLANNED TO CONDUCT HIS RUN-UP HE SAW THE CESSNA. HE SHUT DOWN HIS ENGINE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CESSNA. HIS RIGHT WING SCRAPED THE BOTTOM OF THE CESSNA WING. HIS PROPELLER STRUCK ITS RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIPER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS PROPELLER. THE PIPER PILOT STATED HE HAD THOROUGHLY SCANNED THE RUN-UP AREA AND DID NOT SEE THE CESSNA. HE FELT IT HAD EITHER BLENDED IN WITH THE BACKGROUND OR WAS IN A BLIND SPOT.

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 LAX99LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVFailure of the pilot-in-command of the other aircraft to see and avoid the stationary Cessna TR182.Dec 28, 1998 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N87714Piper J3C65Accident 19981227044281A · Minor damage