# Accident 20190313001321A: North American T-28B, Compton, CA, March 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2019, 18:52 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Woodley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8894° N, 118.2408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8894&lon=-118.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5440F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440F-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001321A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1852 LOCAL TIME, N5440F, A NORTH AMERICAN T28B, REGISTERED TO TOMORROWS AERONAUTICAL MUSEUM, ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA CA. LANDED AT COMPTON WOODLEY AIRPORT, COMPTON CA. ON RUNWAY 25L. SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, N5440F IMPACTED N48962, A CESSNA 152, REGISTERED TO CANDACE A LARNED ENTERPRISES INC.  THAT WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH CA. WAS STILL ON ITS LANDING ROLLOUT PHASE. IMPACT OCCURRED AT RUNWAY 25L, HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. CESSNA 152, N48962 WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. NORTH AMERICAN T28B WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT OF N5440F WAS UNINJURED. THE STUDENT IN THE CESSNA 152 WAS DECEASED AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE T28 CAME TO REST AT TAXIWAY F BETWEEN 25L AND 25R RUNWAYS. THE 152 CAME TO REST APPROXIMATLY 100 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY HALF WAY POINT APPROXIMATLY 20 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAT 25L.

## 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 WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095), Mar 14, 2019: North American T28 (N5440F), Compton, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the T-28 pilot to see and avoid the Cessna while landing with reduced visibility due to sun glare, which resulted in a collision on the runway. Contributing to the accident was his…

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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