20051211029442A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Corona, CA · December 11, 2005

Date: December 11, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place: Corona, CA
Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7187T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06LA056
Reported as: Cessna 172A
Reported engine: Continental O300*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,000 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N7187TRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2025 · Cessna 172AS/N 46787 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Midair collision in landing pattern at ajo. Steerman (N65696) struck C-172 (N7187T). Collision occurred on short final when low wing aircraft, steerman, struck high wing aircraft from above and behind. The pilot in the steerman was in the process of landing and his aircraft came down on top of the C-172 while that pilot was in the process of landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MIDAIR COLLISION IN LANDING PATTERN AT AJO. STEERMAN (N65696) STRUCK C-172 (N7187T). COLLISION OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL WHEN LOW WING AIRCRAFT, STEERMAN, STRUCK HIGH WING AIRCRAFT FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND. THE PILOT IN THE STEERMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING AND HIS AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON TOP OF THE C-172 WHILE THAT PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 LAX06LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCorona, CAfailure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during traffic pattern operations at a non-towered airport.Dec 11, 2005 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N65696Boeing B75N1Accident 20051211029441A