# Accident 20000811011252A: Stnson AT19, Albuquerque, NM, August 11, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 11, 2000, 09:45 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Coronado Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7080Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7080Y) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Stinson/Shacklette AT-19 (registry code 8631805, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-shacklette-at-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STNSON AT19 - Reported engine: LYC R680 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA148) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811011252A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2000 APPROX. 0950 MDT. A CESSNA 150 H, N6999S, BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND A STINSON AT-19, N7080Y, BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT CORONADO AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OF N6999S, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ATP OF N7080Y AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHTS, AND NEITHER FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. BOTH A/C INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4)ON AUGUST 11, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 0945 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N6999S, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND A STINSON AT-19, N7080Y, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT CORONADO AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OF THE CESSNA, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT OF THE STINSON, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE SECOND AIRPLANE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE LOCAL FLIGHTS, AND NEITHER HAD FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT OF THE STINSON SAID THAT HE DEPARTED CORONADO AIRPORT AT 0830 FOR LOCAL AIR-WORK AND TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT. HE SAID THAT DURING THE FLIGHT, HIS HAND HELD TRANSCEIVER'S OPERATING STATUS BECAME QUESTIONABLE; HE CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TRANSMISSIONS. WITNESSES REPORTED NOT HEARING ANY TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE STINSON, AND AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT WHEN HE EXAMINED THE RADIO AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ITS BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE STINSON PILOT TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE FLEW ONE APPROACH TO A LANDING AT CORONADO AIRPORT, BUT HAD TO GO AROUND DUE TO AN AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FLEW A SECOND TRAFFIC PATTERN AND AGAIN AN AIRPLANE TOOK THE ACTIVE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIM. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE STINSON TURN TO THE EAST, AT 100 TO 250 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND DISAPPEAR FOR A SHORT TIME PERIOD, AND THEN REAPPEAR TURNING A RIGHT SHORT FINAL. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE STINSON PERFORMED A "LOW LEVEL 360 DEGREE TURN." THE STINSON PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY DEVIATIONS FROM A STANDA RD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA SAID THAT HE DEPARTED CORONADO AIRPORT AT 0845 FOR LOCAL AIR WORK. WHEN HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A FULL STOP LANDING, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE CESSNA PILOT TRANSMIT HIS POSITION AND INTENTIONS ON THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL, HE "SETTLED" DOWN ONTO THE STINSON DURING THE LANDING FLARE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT IMPACT, THE CESSNA'S RIGHT WING, RIGHT WING STRUT, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE, PROPELLER, AND BOTH WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. PAINT TRANSFER WAS FOUND ON THE CESSNA'S WING AND WING STRUT. THE STINSON'S EMPENNAGE WAS NEARLY SEPARATED FROM ITS FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND BOTH WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S (FAA) AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL (AIM) STATES THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL VFR TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE A RECTANGULAR BOX WITH LEFT HAND TURNS. FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 91.113 AND THE AIM STATE THAT A VFR MISSED APPROACH TO A LANDING ARE FLOWN DOWN THE RUNWAY OR IN SUCH A MANNER SO AS NOT TO FLY OVER AN AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. ## Other aircraft in the event - N6999S, Cessna 150H: [Accident 20000811011251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811011251A) ## 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 DEN00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA148), Aug 11, 2000: Stinson AT-19 (N7080Y), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout. A contributing factor was the pilot not following recommended traffic pattern procedures. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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