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FAA accident report · Aero Vodochody L39C · Reno, NV · June 13, 2013

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Date
June 13, 2013 · 17:05 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Tahoe Stead
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8124N
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA270
Reported as
Aero Vodochody L39C
Reported engine
Ivchenko AL-25SERIES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,791 total287 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days
N8124NRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2019 · Aero Vodochody L39CS/N 330211 · Built 1974Airframe modelAero Vodochody L39CEngine modelIvchenko AL-25SERIESTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

6-13-2013 Approximately 1705 PDT; during the afternoon pylon racing school practice sortie, race 99 N2399V (rookie) and race 777 N8124N (experienced) racer collided as they rounded pylon 4. Race 777 collided with the bottom of race 99. Race 777 impacted race 99 on the left and right sides of the nose (cockpit area) the forward belly punching a hole into it just aft of the nose landing gear door. The underside of the left wing also has scratching from the collision. Approximately 50 % of the vertical stabilizer and rudder of race 777 were bent to the right and were broken off; there is also damage to the top of the right elevator.

Race 99 landed safely without further damage after the mid-air collision.

Race 777 attempted to lower the landing gear which caused the airplane to tumble out of control, immediately retracting the landing gear the pilot regained control and then made three landing attempts with the landing gear in the retracted position. The first landing attempt on runway 14 was unsuccessful, the second on runway 26 again unsuccessful, the third and final was made on runway 14 coming to rest at the FAR south end the runway on the taxiway.

There is damage to the belly of race 777 from the gear up landing.

Neither pilot suffered any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

6-13-2013 APPROXIMATELY 1705 PDT; DURING THE AFTERNOON PYLON RACING SCHOOL PRACTICE SORTIE, RACE 99 N2399V (ROOKIE) AND RACE 777 N8124N (EXPERIENCED) RACER COLLIDED AS THEY ROUNDED PYLON 4. RACE 777 COLLIDED WITH THE BOTTOM OF RACE 99. RACE 777 IMPACTED RACE 99 ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE NOSE (COCKPIT AREA) THE FORWARD BELLY PUNCHING A HOLE INTO IT JUST AFT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING ALSO HAS SCRATCHING FROM THE COLLISION. APPROXIMATELY 50 % OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER OF RACE 777 WERE BENT TO THE RIGHT AND WERE BROKEN OFF; THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.

RACE 99 LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE AFTER THE MID-AIR COLLISION.

RACE 777 ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TUMBLE OUT OF CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND THEN MADE THREE LANDING ATTEMPTS WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 14 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THE SECOND ON RUNWAY 26 AGAIN UNSUCCESSFUL, THE THIRD AND FINAL WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 14 COMING TO REST AT THE FAR SOUTH END THE RUNWAY ON THE TAXIWAY.

THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF RACE 777 FROM THE GEAR UP LANDING.

NEITHER PILOT SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.

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 WPR13LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVThe other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane during an air race training session, which resulted in a midair collision.Jun 14, 2013 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N2399VAero Vodochody L39CAccident 20130613012852A · Minor damage