- Date
- May 11, 1991, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Statesboro, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910511015312A19910511015311A
- Case key
- 8403
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Probable cause
Failure of both pilots to perform a visual lookout sufficiently adequate to avoid a collision at an uncontrolled airport. Factors related to the accident were: failure of the pilot of N95170 to communicate on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) and to provide inbound traffic advisories.
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
Taylorcraft BC12D, N95170, entered a standard tfc pattern for rwy 14 at abt the same time Cessna 150, N21920, was mnvrd for a straight-in landing on rwy 5. Subsequently, the 2 acft converged & collided at the intersection of the 2 rwys. The Taylorcraft plt said he did not see the Cessna before impact. The Cessna plt obtained an arpt adzy (fm UNICOM) & was adzd of work on the end of rwy 14. He said he was told that rwy 5 was the active rwy & that there was no other reported traffic in the area. Also, the Cessna plt said that he made an adzy call on a 2 mi final for rwy 5, then another adzy call on short final apch, but did not hear any adzy calls from the Taylorcraft. The Cessna plt saw the Taylorcraft just bfr impact & atmtd to avoid a collision by initiating a go-around. However, the Cessna did not gain enough alt & it struck the Taylorcraft. The aim stated that standard tfc pattern entry at unctld arpts was fm a 45 deg entry to the downwind leg. Aim also rcmdd inbnd tfc adzys be made 10 mi out & entering downwind, base & final apch.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N95170
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9570
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Blalock, Zachery C.
- Registered owner
- Blalock, Zachery C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 56J · Sylvania, GA
- Airport
- TBR · Statesboro Municipal, runway 14, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- N21920
- Reported as
- Cessna 150C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074537
- Airframe hours
- 4,525
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Maierhoffer, Henry F. Jr.
- Registered owner
- Maierhoffer, Henry F. Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1990 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- 56J · Sylvania, GA
- Airport
- TBR · Statesboro Municipal, runway 5, 4,382 × 100 ft, asphalt
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 N95170
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 126 in this make and model · 411 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N21920
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 180 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV, 35 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.