# Accident 20090516006282A: Cessna 172M, Burlington/Mou, WA, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 17:55 local time
- Place: Burlington/Mou, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W10A
- Location: 48.4736° N, 122.4208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4736&lon=-122.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70323, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516006282A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING A 135 ON-DEMAND CHARTER IN A CESSNA 172, MADE A NORMAL LANDING TO RUNWAY 28 AT SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (BVS) AND DURING THE ROLLOUT HAD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, A PITTS MODEL 12, LAND ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND NOSE WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT THAT LANDED ON THE CESSNA 172 FLIPPED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA.  THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA STATED THAT HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PITTS WITH NO RESPONSE.

## 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 WPR09FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA246), May 17, 2009: Cessna 172 (N70323), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of another airplane to maintain adequate visual lookout during the approach.

## Other reports on N70323 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010221001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221001439I), Feb 21, 2001: Cessna 172M (N70323), Tacoma, WA. (-23)Attached statement

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.

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