# NTSB CEN23LA015: Beech B-60, N2889W, Ardmore, OK, October 13, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 13, 2022, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Ardmore, OK - Coordinates: 34.146972, -97.122667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1470&lon=-97.1227&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 106153 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA015 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106153/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106153 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA015 ## Probable cause The pilot did not ensure adequate clearance from construction vehicles during taxi. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech B-60, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=1153605), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: taxiway condition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017045): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech B-60, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017045/cases.md?model=1153605), [All aircraft, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech B-60, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1153605), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported while taxiing at an uncontrolled airport, he observed that a construction crew was working on both sides of the taxiway. Approaching the construction area, the pilot turned right to avoid a skid loader that was in motion on the left side of the taxiway. The airplane struck a pickup truck on the right side of the taxiway, in which the which the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2889W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2889W), registered now, S/N P-249, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B-60 - Registry model: [Beech B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (registry code 1153605) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P-249 - Year built: 1973 - Airframe hours: 3200 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540/C12 380 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2022 - Departed: 1F4, Madill, OK - Destination: 1F0, Ardmore, OK - Airport: 1F0, Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 85; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 18, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 8,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: K1F0 - METAR: K1F0 131955Z AUTO 03007KT 300V060 10SM CLR 25/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 T02481027 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20221013018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221013018409A), Oct 13, 2022: Beech B-60, Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing to the runway and there were construction vehicles on both sides of the taxiway. The pilot departed the centerline of the taxiway while… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 21, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106153. 5.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14693859&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo of damage to the right wing (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 699 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14693878&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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