# Accident 19981227044282A: Cessna TR182, Las Vegas, NV, December 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2401° N, 115.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2401&lon=-115.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882WS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 455 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227044282A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N87714, Piper J3C65: [Accident 19981227044281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227044281A)

## 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 LAX99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA059), Dec 28, 1998: Cessna TR182 (N882WS), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command of the other aircraft to see and avoid the stationary Cessna TR182.

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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