What happened
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(.19) On October 12, 2001, at 1828 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N15831, was involved in an on-ground collision with a Piper PA-46-310P, N4BP, at the Van Nuys, California airport. Neither the student pilot in the PA-28-140 nor the private pilot in the PA-46-310P were injured. Both aircraft were substantially damaged. The PA-28-140 was preparing to depart on a local area instructional flight and the PA-46-310P was landing following a personal flight that originated at whiteman airport, los angeles, California, about 1815. Both airplanes were operated under 14 CFR part 91; the PA-28-140 by blue skies aviation, and the PA-46-310P by the owner. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and neither aircraft was operating on a flight plan. According to a preliminary transcript of radio communications, the PA-46-310P was cleared to land on runway 16R at 1824:11 by the Van Nuys air traffic control tower, and the pilot was advised "traffic will depart prior to your arrival." The tower then cleared the PA-28-140 to taxi into position and hold on runway 16R at intersection 13F at 1824:47, and advised that pilot "traffic a malibu three and one half mile base to final runway one six right." At 1826:01, the PA-46-310 transmitted "four bravo papa on final," and the tower replied "malibu four bravo papa runway one six right cleared to land wind calm." The collision occurred about 1827:55, on runway 16R at intersection 13F. Runway 16R is 8,001 feet long, 150 feet wide, and has a displaced threshold with 6,571 feet available for landing beyond the threshold. Intersection 13F is approximately mid-length on the portion of the runway available for landing beyond the threshold. The visibility was 4 miles and sunset was at 1824. (-23) on-ground collision at sunset. Intersection 13F is at base of tower mid-length of runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 12, 2001, AT 1828 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N15831, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A PIPER PA-46-310P, N4BP, AT THE VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. NEITHER THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE PA-28-140 NOR THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE PA-46-310P WERE INJURED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PA-28-140 WAS PREPARING TO DEPART ON A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND THE PA-46-310P WAS LANDING FOLLOWING A PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1815. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91; THE PA-28-140 BY BLUE SKIES AVIATION, AND THE PA-46-310P BY THE OWNER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY TRANSCRIPT OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, THE PA-46-310P WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16R AT 1824:11 BY THE VAN NUYS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, AND THE PILOT WAS ADVISED "TRAFFIC WILL DEPART PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL." THE TOWER THEN CLEARED THE PA-28-140 TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RUNWAY 16R AT INTERSECTION 13F AT 1824:47, AND ADVISED THAT PILOT "TRAFFIC A MALIBU THREE AND ONE HALF MILE BASE TO FINAL RUNWAY ONE SIX RIGHT." AT 1826:01, THE PA-46-310 TRANSMITTED "FOUR BRAVO PAPA ON FINAL," AND THE TOWER REPLIED "MALIBU FOUR BRAVO PAPA RUNWAY ONE SIX RIGHT CLEARED TO LAND WIND CALM." THE COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 1827:55, ON RUNWAY 16R AT INTERSECTION 13F. RUNWAY 16R IS 8,001 FEET LONG, 150 FEET WIDE, AND HAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD WITH 6,571 FEET AVAILABLE FOR LANDING BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. INTERSECTION 13F IS APPROXIMATELY MID-LENGTH ON THE PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AVAILABLE FOR LANDING BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. THE VISIBILITY WAS 4 MILES AND SUNSET WAS AT 1824. (-23) ON-GROUND COLLISION AT SUNSET. INTERSECTION 13F IS AT BASE OF TOWER MID-LENGTH OF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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