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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Monroe, LA · November 7, 2006

Date: November 7, 2006 · 18:59 local
Place: Monroe, LA
Airport: Monroe Regional
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DU0S
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N94684
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07LA022
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 223 total37 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

N94684Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285763 · Built 1983 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Delta state 6 (N94684) and delta state 5 (N94553), along with several other aircraft, were operating in the Monroe Regional Airport (mlu) runway 04 traffic pattern to practice takeoffs and landings for a scheduled competition. DS6 was #2 aircraft on a 1.0 mile final behind another ds aircraft (DS2) and DS5 was on a left downwind to follow DS6. Air traffic control (ATC) advised DS5 of DS6 traffic, DS5 reported the traffic in sight and ATC instructed DS5 to follow that traffic and cleared for the option. DS5 had mistakenly identified as the aircraft to follow and turned base and final to descend into the path of DS6. Contact was made between the DS6 propeller and the rear section of the DS5 aircraft causing substantial damage to the DS5 empennage. Both aircraft landed safely and were able to taxi to the ramp. ATC was unaware of the midair collision.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DELTA STATE 6 (N94684) AND DELTA STATE 5 (N94553), ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER AIRCRAFT, WERE OPERATING IN THE MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT (MLU) RUNWAY 04 TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR A SCHEDULED COMPETITION. DS6 WAS #2 AIRCRAFT ON A 1.0 MILE FINAL BEHIND ANOTHER DS AIRCRAFT (DS2) AND DS5 WAS ON A LEFT DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW DS6. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) ADVISED DS5 OF DS6 TRAFFIC, DS5 REPORTED THE TRAFFIC IN SIGHT AND ATC INSTRUCTED DS5 TO FOLLOW THAT TRAFFIC AND CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. DS5 HAD MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED AS THE AIRCRAFT TO FOLLOW AND TURNED BASE AND FINAL TO DESCEND INTO THE PATH OF DS6. CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN THE DS6 PROPELLER AND THE REAR SECTION OF THE DS5 AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE DS5 EMPENNAGE. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WERE ABLE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. ATC WAS UNAWARE OF THE MIDAIR COLLISION.

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 DFW07LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe, LAThe failure of the second pilot to maintain separation from the preceding traffic established on final approach. A contributing factor was the failure by ATC personnel to visually identify and separate airplanes in the traffic pattern.Nov 7, 2006 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other reports on N94684 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20051004024909AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tupelo, MS(-23) While taxiing the airman allowed the aircraft to hit a pole with the right wing in an attempt to park the airplane.Oct 4, 2005 · Substantial damage Incident 19891010059629IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Wilmington, NCStudent pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff.Oct 10, 1989 · Minor damage