- Date
- August 26, 1995, 21:15 local (Aug 27, 1995, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N100TLPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950826025899A
- Case key
- 3619
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Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout by the driver of the vehicle. A factor in the accident was the inoperative anti-collision lights of the aircraft.
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
The flight instructor stated that they were simulating a forced landing to the runway. They observed a vehicle crossing the runway in front of them, but were unable to stop prior to colliding with the vehicle. Investigation revealed that the aircraft anti-collision lights were inoperative prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On August 26, 1995,at 2115 eastern daylight time a Piper PA-38- 112 was substantially damaged following a collision with an automobile during landing at Kissimmee Municipal Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. Neither the airline transport/instructor pilot nor his student were injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provision of CFR Part 91 by the instructor pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight. The flight departed Kissimmee, Florida at about 2100.
According to the pilot, he was executing a simulated forced landing at the airport. They observed the automobile approaching the runway during the final approach. They thought the vehicle had stopped and continued the landing. After touchdown, they observed the vehicle crossing the runway in front of them, but could not avoid the vehicle.
The driver of the automobile, who was employed at the airport, stated that he did not see the aircraft approaching the runway prior to his attempting to cross the runway.
Investigation revealed that the anti-collision lights of the aircraft were not operating prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100TL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0427
- Airframe hours
- 3,579
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Divide F. Gibelli
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1995 · 67 hours before
- Airport
- ISM · Kissimmee Municipal, runway 24, 5,001 × 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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,559 total · 147 in this make and model · 1,397 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.