What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of 02-01-2013, Cirrus aircraft model SR22, N247RB, departed austin executive airport (edc) at approximately 07:49 local for a demonstration flight of the aircraft in College Station, TX. (Cll). At approximately 07:25 local time, Cessna aircraft model CE-152, N91234, departed College Station, TX. (Cll) for a local part 61 training flight. The instructor was in the right seat and the student was in the left seat. The Cirrus aircraft was flying direct from edc and was tracking from the west. The Cessna was maneuvering, on a training flight, approaching from the north, both aircraft were at an altitude of 35OO'. At approximately 8:04 local time the aircraft collided. Both aircraft wre able to land with no further complications. Post examination of both aircraft indicated the following: the Cirrus aircraft had indications of what appeared to be rubber from the Cessna tire, mid windscreen until the windshield was broken. Damage continued through the Cirrus headliner and the passenger door. The upper 1/3 of the passenger door was missing. There was also indentation damage on the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. The Cessna 152 landed with the left main gear and wheel assembly attached and the right main gear leg. The right main wheel assembly was never located. It appeared to have been sheared off at the axle attach point. No other damage was noted on the Cessna 152. GPS data and ATC radar data indicated the tracking of the Cessna as a primary target with no transponder feed back. Following the collision of the two aircraft, within approximately 2 minutes, the Cessna transponder was active with a 1200 code. The Cirrus was equipped with traffic alerting equipment but never received a warning. The pilot of the Cirrus received minor abrasions on his hands but there were no other injuries. The aircraft were both within their required inspections except for the 91.413 inspection on the Cessna which had expired January 31, 2013 at midnight. A complete transponder check was completed, post accident, by a certificated repair Station. The results of that check/inspection indicated the transponder system was operating properly.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF 02-01-2013, CIRRUS AIRCRAFT MODEL SR22, N247RB, DEPARTED AUSTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (EDC) AT APPROXIMATELY 07:49 LOCAL FOR A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN COLLEGE STATION, TX. (CLL). AT APPROXIMATELY 07:25 LOCAL TIME, CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-152, N91234, DEPARTED COLLEGE STATION, TX. (CLL) FOR A LOCAL PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING DIRECT FROM EDC AND WAS TRACKING FROM THE WEST. THE CESSNA WAS MANEUVERING, ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH, BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 35OO'. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:04 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WRE ABLE TO LAND WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. POST EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRCRAFT INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT HAD INDICATIONS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE RUBBER FROM THE CESSNA TIRE, MID WINDSCREEN UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. DAMAGE CONTINUED THROUGH THE CIRRUS HEADLINER AND THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE UPPER 1/3 OF THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS MISSING. THERE WAS ALSO INDENTATION DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE CESSNA 152 LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS NEVER LOCATED. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SHEARED OFF AT THE AXLE ATTACH POINT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE CESSNA 152. GPS DATA AND ATC RADAR DATA INDICATED THE TRACKING OF THE CESSNA AS A PRIMARY TARGET WITH NO TRANSPONDER FEED BACK. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT, WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE CESSNA TRANSPONDER WAS ACTIVE WITH A 1200 CODE. THE CIRRUS WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRAFFIC ALERTING EQUIPMENT BUT NEVER RECEIVED A WARNING. THE PILOT OF THE CIRRUS RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS ON HIS HANDS BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WERE BOTH WITHIN THEIR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EXCEPT FOR THE 91.413 INSPECTION ON THE CESSNA WHICH HAD EXPIRED JANUARY 31, 2013 AT MIDNIGHT. A COMPLETE TRANSPONDER CHECK WAS COMPLETED, POST ACCIDENT, BY A CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION. THE RESULTS OF THAT CHECK/INSPECTION INDICATED THE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.
Other reports on N93214 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.