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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Palm Springs, CA · February 15, 2000

Date: February 15, 2000 · 17:29 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N84PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00FA101
Reported as: Piper PA28140

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What happened

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

(-23) On feb. 15, 2000, at 1729 hours PST, a Cessna 172N, N6479D, collided in midair with a Piper PA-28-140, N84PB, while in the traffic pattern at Palm Springs, CA. The Cessna was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor and his two students received minor injuries. The Piper sustained minor damage, however, neither of the certified instructors nor their students were injured. The Cessna and the Piper were both being operated as instructional flights.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEB. 15, 2000, AT 1729 HOURS PST, A CESSNA 172N, N6479D, COLLIDED IN MIDAIR WITH A PIPER PA-28-140, N84PB, WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PALM SPRINGS, CA. THE CESSNA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS TWO STUDENTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PIPER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, HOWEVER, NEITHER OF THE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS NOR THEIR STUDENTS WERE INJURED. THE CESSNA AND THE PIPER WERE BOTH BEING OPERATED AS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS.

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 LAX00FA101Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportPalm Springs, CAthe failure of both flight crews to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a mid-air collision. A contributing factor was the failure of the arriving aircraft to comply with air traffic control requests by…Feb 16, 2000 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage