- Date
- September 26, 1991, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lagrange, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910926045332A19910926045331A
- Case key
- 8478
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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Probable cause
The J-5 pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.
The other pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.
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
A J-5 and PA-38-112 collided on a taxiway while preparing for visual departures from the same runway. The PA-38 flight instructor and student pilot were conducting a before takeoff runup when they noticed that the collision was possible. The PA-38 pilots attempted to avoid the collision but were unable to exit the taxiway before the collision. According to the J-5 pilot, he was not 's' turning, which is a normal procedure for taxiing conventional gear airplanes, and failed to see the Piper in sufficient time to avoid the collision.
A J-5 and PA-38-112 collided on a taxiway while preparing for visual departures from the same runway. The PA-38 flight instructor and student pilot were conducting a before takeoff runup when they noticed that the collision was possible. The PA-38 pilots attempted to avoid the collision but were unable to exit the taxiway before the collision. According to the J-5 pilot, he was not 's' turning, which is a normal procedure for taxiing conventional gear airplanes, and failed to see the Piper in sufficient time to avoid the collision.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N26004
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0091
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Lagrange Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Lagrange Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 28, 1991 · 30 hours before
- Airport
- LGC · Lagrange-Callaway, runway 31, 3,600 × 150 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
- N67174
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 76-397
- Airframe hours
- 2,581
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435C, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wilson, Michael W
- Registered owner
- Wilson, Michael W
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1990 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- LGC · Lagrange, GA
- Destination
- CSG · Columbus, GA
- Airport
- LGC · Lagrange-Callaway, runway 31, 5,600 × 150 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 N26004
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 725 total · 108 in this make and model · 630 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N67174
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 996 total · 120 in this make and model · 916 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGC, 1 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.