- Date
- August 12, 1983, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kennesaw, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5500CBellanca 8-KCAB-150N69113Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19830812040901A19830812040902A
- Case key
- 6164
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Both aircraft were taxiing simultaneously, in opposite directions on the single parallel taxiway. N5500C was east bound for takeoff. N69113 was westbound on the taxiway after landing on runway 27 and a turn onto the taxiway. The pilot of N5500C stated that they taxied from the parking ramp and prior to entering the taxiway did not see any aircraft on the taxiway. Nor did he recall seeing an airplane on final approach to the runway as he taxied. The pilot also stated that he heard a transmission on UNICOM but he did not understand the words. A ground witness stated that he heard three calls from N69113 on UNICOM requesting that N5500C stop. Both aircraft were substantially damaged. Both pilots said that the taxiway was too narrow for the aircraft to pass each other. The pilot of N69113 stated that he declined to taxi off the taxiway for fear of a propeller strike on the taxiway edge due to a dropoff.
Both aircraft were taxiing simultaneously,in opposite directions on the single parallel taxiway. N5500C was east bound for takeoff. N69113 was westbound on the taxiway after landing on runway 27 and a turn onto the taxiway. The pilot of N55006 stated that they taxied from the parking ramp and prior to entering the taxiway did not see any aircraft on the taxiway. Nor did he recall seeing an airplane on final approach to the runway as he taxied. The pilot also stated that he heard a transmission on UNICOM but he did not understand the words. A ground witness stated that he heard three calls from N69113 on UNICOM requesting that N5500C stop. Both aircraft were substantially damaged. Both pilots said that the taxiway was too narrow for the aircraft to pass each other. The pilot of N69113 stated that he declined to taxi off the taxiway for fear of a propeller strike on the taxiway edge due to a dropoff.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5500C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8-KCAB-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401-78
- Airframe hours
- 395
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flying S Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1982 · 320 hours before
- Airport
- BA4 · Mccollum
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
- N69113
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282490
- Airframe hours
- 2,606
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Big Shanty Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 2, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- BA4 · Mccollum
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5500C
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 150 in this make and model · 4,650 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N69113
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,062 total · 4,020 in this make and model · 5,907 as pilot in command · 255 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5500C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.