- Date
- December 27, 2022
- Place
- Brookshire, TX · KTME
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N282TXPiper PA46N3333ENorth American P51
- Defining events
- Taxi: Ground collisionTaxi: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards
- FAA reports
- 20221227018742A20221227018732A
- Case key
- 106512
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 P51 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the PA46 during taxi operations.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N282TX · Piper PA46
N3333E · North American P51
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N282TX · Piper PA46
N3333E · North American P51
Analysis
The PA46 pilot stated that he was stopped on the taxiway behind another airplane when a P51 collided with his airplane from behind. After the collision, the P51 pilot reported to the PA46 pilot that he did not see the PA46. The P51 pilot stated that he was taxiing to the runway and was aware of two other airplanes taxiing ahead of him. He stated that he was “[taxiing] at idle speed, making long S turns, and making sure to clear all aircraft ahead.” The first airplane in line departed and he continued taxiing toward the runup area and was unaware that the second airplane was stopped on the taxiway. The P51 collided with the empennage of the PA46 and the pilot applied the brakes to stop the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The PA46 sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N282TX
- Reported as
- Piper PA46 (600TP)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4698178
- Built
- 2021
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Two Eight Two Alpha Tango LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- TME · Houston Exec
- Equipment
- Auto-pilot, ADS-B
- Registration
- N3333E
- Reported as
- North American P51 (D)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-63893
- Built
- 1944
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Packard/Rolls-Royce V1650, 1,485 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nautical Investments LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 29, 2022
- Destination
- KDWH · Houston, TX
- Equipment
- Handheld GPS, ADS-B
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 N282TX
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3333E
- Age
- 68
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 4, 2021
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 4,950 total · 227 in this make and model · 4,950 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.33 inHg
- Observed at
- KTME
- METAR
- KTME 271815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3033 RMK AO2
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2023, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11.7 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.