- Date
- June 10, 1981
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810610031872A19810610031871A
- Case key
- 125162
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1897 81/6/10 MANASSAS,VA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 351 TIME - 1605 N8914V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 254 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODBRIDGE,VA MANASSAS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- NO RADIO.ENTERED R TRAFFIC PATTERN RWY 16R PER FAA "FLYER".OTR ACFT ENTERED L PATTERN PER UNICOM.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1897 81/6/10 MANASSAS,VA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 3000 TIME - 1605 N222WB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WOODBRIDGE,VA FREDRICKSBURG,VA MANASSAS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- DUAL RWY OPERATION USE BEING DELAYED.ALTERNATE OPERATION OF RWYS 16L & 16R WITH L TRAFFIC PATTERN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N222WB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas
N222WBRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8914V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810610031872APiper PA23250 · Manassas, VACollided with no radio aircraft N8914V on final. Made left pattern per UNICOM. Other on right pattern per NOTAMS.Accident 19810610031871ACessna 172M · Manassas, VANo radio and unaware of proper pattern. Collided with N222WB. Both on final. Each used opposite patterns.