# NTSB ATL02LA007: North American SNJ-6, N453WA, Kissimmee, FL, October 20, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 20, 2001, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.29973, -81.40969 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2997&lon=-81.4097&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Orlando FSDO - 15 - NTSB case key (mKey): 53701 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53701/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA007 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) See narrative for ATL02LA007A. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) The failure of the SNJ-6 pilot to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an on-ground collision with another airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - aircraft parked/standing - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) The Cessna landed on runway 6, cleared the runway at taxiway Delta, and was instructed by ground control to hold position on the taxiway. The North American SNJ-6 pilot landed on runway 6, turned onto taxiway Delta, lost sight of the Cessna, and taxiied into the tail section of the Cessna. There were no injuries to the occupants of either airplane. The SNJ-6 sustained minor damage to the propeller and cowling. The Cessna sustained substantial damage; the rudder, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and horizontal stablizer were destroyed, the empennage displayed twisting up to the rear window, and the propeller was damaged. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) The Cessna landed on runway 6, cleared the runway at taxiway Delta, and was instructed by ground control to hold position on the taxiway. The North American SNJ-6 pilot landed on runway 6, turned onto taxiway Delta, lost sight of the Cessna, and taxiied into the tail section of the Cessna . There were no injuries to the occupants of either airplane. The SNJ-6 sustained minor damage to the propeller and cowling. The Cessna sustained substantial damage; the rudder, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and horizontal stablizer were destroyed, the empennage displayed twisting up to the rear window, and the propeller was damaged. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) see narrative for ATL02LA007A ## Factual narrative (aircraft 1) On October 20, 2001, at 1250 eastern daylight time, a North American SNJ-6, N453WA, registered to Warbird Adventures, Inc., of Kissimmee, Florida, collided on the ground with a Cessna CE-172-R, N64AF, registered to Aviation Training Enterprises of West Chicago, Illinois, after landing at Kissimmee Municipal Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. The introductory instructional flight of the SNJ-6 was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan on file. The instructional flight of the Cessna was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan on file. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The SNJ-6 sustained minor damage, and the certified flight instructor and dual student were not injured. The Cessna sustained substantial damage, and the certified flight instructor and private-rated pilot were not injured. The SNJ-6 departed Kissimmee about 1235, and the Cessna departed Kissimmee at 1030. Reportedly, the Cessna landed on runway 6 and cleared the runway at taxiway Delta. The pilots contacted ground control and were advised to hold position. The flight instructor in the Cessna reported that another Cessna airplane was on the taxiway in front of their position taxiing from right to left. While waiting for further clearance, the flight instructor and private pilot in the Cessna began completing their after-landing checks. While doing so, their airplane was struck from behind by the SNJ-6. The tail section of the Cessna was lifted up over the cowling of the SNJ-6, and the propeller of the Cessna struck the runway. The SNJ-6 was cleared to land on runway 6 behind Cessna N64AF. While on final approach, the pilot of the SNJ-6 observed the Cessna exit the runway on taxiway Delta. After landing, the pilot of the SNJ-6 saw the Cessna on the taxiway and stated it appeared to be rolling forward and beginning a turn to the right. The pilot of the SNJ-6 turned off the runway onto taxiway Delta on the taxiway centerline and lost sight of the Cessna. The SNJ-6 pilot contacted ground control to request taxi clearance, and the propeller of the SNJ-6 collided with the tail section of the Cessna. The initial examination of both airplanes revealed the SNJ-6 sustained minor damage to the propeller and cowling. The Cessna's rudder, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and horizontal stabilizer were destroyed, the empennage displayed twisting up to the rear window, and the propeller was damaged. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N453WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453WA-2010-04-27), registration cancelled 2010-04-27, S/N 121-42823, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: North American SNJ-6 - Registry model: [North American SNJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (registry code 6400422) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 121-42823 - Airframe hours: 5672.5 - Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Warbird Adventures, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 7, 2001, 50.5 hours before - Departed: ISM, Kissimmee, FL - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, runway 6, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N64AF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64AF), registered now, S/N 17280069, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280069 - Airframe hours: 4799 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: American Flyers - Registered owner: Aviation Training Enterprises of Illinois - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 27, 2001, 60 hours before - Departed: ISM, Kissimmee, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, runway 060, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N453WA; age 29; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review October 1, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 4,333 total, 140 in this make and model, 3,781 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N64AF; age 25; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 11, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 1,050 total, 900 in this make and model, 990 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot, aircraft N64AF; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 269 total, 80 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 11 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: ISM ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20011020039491A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020039491A), Oct 20, 2001: Namer SNJ6, Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The propeller and cowling of SNJ-6, N453WA collided with the tail of Cessna CE-172-R, N64AF while taxiing at ism shortly after landing. The SNJ-6 had… - [Accident 20011020039492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020039492A), Oct 20, 2001: Cessna 172R, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was taxiing in after landing and had stopped to yield to another aircraft on an intersecting taxiway (per ATC instructions), when it was… ## Other investigations on N453WA (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 ATL05FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA079), May 9, 2005: North American SNJ-6 (N453WA), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the outboard right-wing lower attachment bracket due to fatigue cracking and the subsequent in-flight separation of the right wing assembly. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.