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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · North Las Vegas, NV · July 17, 2022

Date: July 17, 2022 · 12:00 local
Place: North Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N160RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22FA318
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0

N160RARegistration cancelled May 17, 2023 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268851 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 17, 2022, at approximately 2000 UTC (1200 PDT), a Piper and a Cessna collided in mid-air while landing at the North Las Vegas Airport (vgt), North Las Vegas, Nevada. The aircraft were landing on separate but parallel runways.

Initial information obtained from ATC indicated that the Piper was cleared to land, under visual meteorological conditions, on runway 30L, with a left hand pattern and the Cessna was cleared to land on runway 30R, with a right hand pattern.

Initial radar data appears to show that the Cessna was on final for runway 30R and the Piper was on base for runway 30L and overshot the runway and collided with the Cessna.

To be amended at a later date.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 17, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 UTC (1200 PDT), A PIPER AND A CESSNA COLLIDED IN MID-AIR WHILE LANDING AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRCRAFT WERE LANDING ON SEPARATE BUT PARALLEL RUNWAYS.

INITIAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ATC INDICATED THAT THE PIPER WAS CLEARED TO LAND, UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ON RUNWAY 30L, WITH A LEFT HAND PATTERN AND THE CESSNA WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30R, WITH A RIGHT HAND PATTERN.

INITIAL RADAR DATA APPEARS TO SHOW THAT THE CESSNA WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 30R AND THE PIPER WAS ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 30L AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA.

TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

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 ERA22FA318Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe low-wing airplane pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was aligned with the correct runway, which resulted in a collision with the high-wing airplane on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the controller’s failure to provide timely and…Jul 17, 2022 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other reports on N160RA · 1

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

Accident 20020623012219ALas Vegas, NV(-23) N160RA a Cessna 172-N with inoperative landing light, on a part 91 sightseeing trip at night with 3 passengers and 1 pilot flew for 30 minutes from 2148 PDT until 2020 PDT departing and returning to vgt-north Las Vegas airport, NV. After landing pilot…Jun 23, 2002 · No damage