- Date
- March 28, 1996, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19960328005482A19960328005481A
- Case key
- 3713
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilots of the Cessna 152, N757NP, to see and avoid the Christen Eagle, N13LD.
the failure of the pilots of the Cessna 152, N757NP, to see and avoid the Christen Eagle, N13LD.
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
According to the pilot of the Christen Eagle, N13LD, he was in a normal traffic pattern for runway 20, and had made the appropriate radio calls for his position in the traffic pattern. During the touchdown and subsequent rollout, the Cessna 152, N757NP, taxied onto the runway in front of the landing Christen Eagle. The Christen Eagle collided with the aft side of the Cessna 152 left wing assembly. The pilot of the Cessna 152 stated that they searched for traffic before taxiing onto the runway, but saw none.
According to the pilot of the Christen Eagle, N13LD, he was in a normal traffic pattern for runway 20, and had made the appropriate radio calls for his position in the traffic pattern. During the touchdown and subsequent rollout, the Cessna 152, N757NP, taxied onto the runway in front of the landing Christen Eagle. The Christen Eagle collided with the aft side of the Cessna 152 left wing assembly. The pilot of the Cessna 152 stated that they searched for traffic before taxiing onto the runway, but saw none.
Factual narrative
See ATL96LA070A for the factual narrative.
On March 28, 1996, at 1105 eastern standard time, aN O'Connell Christen Eagle, N13LD, collided with a Cessna 152, N757NP, on runway 20 at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport in New Smyrna, Florida. The Christen Eagle, and the Cessna 152 instructional flight, were operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plans filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage, and the occupants of both airplanes were not injured. The Christen Eagle departed Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1045.
According to a witness, the Christen Eagle radioed it's position in the traffic pattern and it's landing intentions on runway 20; no radio calls were received from the Cessna 152 which was holding short of runway 20 for takeoff. As the Christen Eagle started it's landing flare, the Cessna 152 taxied onto the runway. The Certified Flight Instructor on the Cessna 152 stated that they searched for air traffic prior to taxiing onto the runway. During the subsequent landing roll, the Christen Eagle collided with the aft side of the Cessna 152 left wing assembly.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N13LD
- Reported as
- O'Connell Christen Eagle (CHRISTEN E)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 579
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-AIE, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis I. O'Connell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1995 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- 4AJ · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- 34J · New Smyrna Beach, runway 20, 3,215 × 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
- N757NP
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279875
- Airframe hours
- 6,132
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Philair Inc.,
- Registered owner
- Berg Leasing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 6, 1995 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 34J
- Airport
- 34J · New Smyrna Beach, runway 20, 3,215 × 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 N13LD
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 578 in this make and model · 20,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N757NP
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,350 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 34J, 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.