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FAA accident report · Amtr LC41-550FG · Somerville, NJ · November 17, 2006

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Date
November 17, 2006 · 16:10 local
Place
Somerville, NJ
Airport
Somerset Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1442E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07LA032
Reported as
Amtr LC41550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO550C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total40 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N1442ERegistered now · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGS/N 41698 · Built 2006Airframe modelColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGEngine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The LC41 pilot was on the landing rollout to runway 30 at the Somerset Airport (smq) when he observed a small tractor towing a Piper saratoga across the runway from left to right. The pilot stated he did not see the saratoga until the nose wheel on his LC41 touched down. The pilot in command of the LC41 stated he was in the right seat demonstrating the aircraft to a prospective buyer who was also at the controls. The PIC of the LC41 stated both he and the prospective buyer, a student pilot, were on the brakes simultaneously. The LC41 veered left and struck the tail section of the saratoga in tow causing substantial damage to the saratoga's tail section and empennage. The LC41 (the accident aircraft) sustained damage to the propeller and received a gouge on top of the right wing causing delamination of the wing surface in an area approximately 2 1/2 (two and one half) inches in diameter approximately 12 inches in from the leading edge and approximately 5 (five) feet from the wing root. A stall strip was also torn from the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE LC41 PILOT WAS ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT TO RUNWAY 30 AT THE SOMERSET AIRPORT (SMQ) WHEN HE OBSERVED A SMALL TRACTOR TOWING A PIPER SARATOGA ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE SARATOGA UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL ON HIS LC41 TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE LC41 STATED HE WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT DEMONSTRATING THE AIRCRAFT TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER WHO WAS ALSO AT THE CONTROLS. THE PIC OF THE LC41 STATED BOTH HE AND THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER, A STUDENT PILOT, WERE ON THE BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE LC41 VEERED LEFT AND STRUCK THE TAIL SECTION OF THE SARATOGA IN TOW CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SARATOGA'S TAIL SECTION AND EMPENNAGE. THE LC41 (THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT) SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND RECEIVED A GOUGE ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WING CAUSING DELAMINATION OF THE WING SURFACE IN AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 (TWO AND ONE HALF) INCHES IN DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES IN FROM THE LEADING EDGE AND APPROXIMATELY 5 (FIVE) FEET FROM THE WING ROOT. A STALL STRIP WAS ALSO TORN FROM THE RIGHT WING.

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 NYC07LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSomerville, NJThe tug driver's inadequate lookout for landing traffic before crossing the runway.Nov 17, 2006 · Substantial damage