- Date
- September 10, 1987, 21:20 local (Sep 11, 1987, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19870910057622A19870910057621A
- Case key
- 7515
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The scheduled domestic all cargo flt was taxiing from the ramp to the rwy behind another company acft when the plt suddenly realized that the lead acft was not moving. The plts attempts to stop the acft were not successful. The stopped acft was substantially damaged. After the collision the lead acft called for taxi back to the ramp. This acft turned around and taxiied back to the ramp without contacting ground control. Neither acft was shut down and examined by either the plt or ground personnel prior to returning to the ramp.
The scheduled all cargo flt was holding on a taxiway short of the rwy awaiting its IFR clearance out of the hub arpt. Suddenly the acft dipped down at the nose and then the yoke jumped rearward and hit the plt in the chest. The plt called ground control and requested taxi back to the ramp. The plt did not inform ground control that a collision between the two company aircraft had occurred. Each aircraft was taxied back to the ramp under its own power without benefit of any external examination by anyone.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8073J
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 600556180
- Airframe hours
- 6,889
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- New Creations,Inc., doing business as Pdq Air Ser. & Finan.Air Exp.
- Registered owner
- Financial Air Express Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 14, 1987
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMH · Columbus
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
- N3643D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 600835816123
- Airframe hours
- 4,262
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1J5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- New Creations,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Fortunes Unlimited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1986 · 739 hours before
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMH · Columbus
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8073J
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command · 265 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3643D
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,390 total · 456 in this make and model · 5,230 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH
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 N8073J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.