# Accident 20130201002812A: Cessna 152, College Station, TX, February 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2013, 08:04 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Airport: Easterwood Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5880° N, 96.3625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERWOOD FLD (CLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5880&lon=-96.3625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93214, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 300 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002812A

## Narrative

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

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

- N247RB, Cirrus Design Corp SR22: [Accident 20130201002912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002912A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N93214 (3)

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

- [Incident 19980913039469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980913039469I), Sep 13, 1998: Cessna 152 (N93214), St Cloud, MN, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated that just before touch down, the seat back slipped back one notch causing him to lose control of the aircraft momentarially. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19850815061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815061929I), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna 152 (N93214), Sauk Centre, MN, Minor damage. Bounced on touchdown and then touched down nose first. Left wingtip struck the sod runway.
- [Accident 19830212007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212007599A), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N93214), St Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to arrest high sink rate on final. Landed short in a snowbank and flipped over.

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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