# Accident 20121110026952A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Williamson, GA, November 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Airport: Peachstate
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1611° N, 84.3611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1611&lon=-84.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121110026952A

## Narrative

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

THE RV-12, N678AD AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE RIGHT DOWNWIND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 13 AT PEACHSTATE AIRPORT, (GA2) WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA, WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE LEAD AIRCRAFT OF A THREE AIRCRAFT FORMATION FLIGHT OF BOEING STEARMAN AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 1800' MSL. ALL AIRCRAFT OFF LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1370V, Boeing E75: no report for this aircraft; [N1370V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1370V) is registered now

## 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 ERA13LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA054), Nov 10, 2012: Vans RV-12 (N678AD), Williamson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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