# NTSB CEN23LA072: Piper PA46, N282TX, Brookshire, TX, December 27, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: December 27, 2022
- Place: Brookshire, TX · KTME
- Coordinates: 29.801769, -95.898943
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8018&lon=-95.8989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106512/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106512
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA072

## Probable cause (aircraft 1)

The P51 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the PA46 during taxi operations.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [Towing and taxiing: taxiing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920/cases.md?model=6402304), [All aircraft, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010920/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=6402304), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=6402304), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/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), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)
- [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=6402304), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis (aircraft 1)

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 1

- Registration: N282TX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46 (600TP)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4698178
- Year built: 2021
- Engines: 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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3333E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3333E), registered now, S/N 122-51619, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN P51 (D)
- Registry model: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pkrd-Roll V1650 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (registry code 49001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 44-63893
- Year built: 1944
- Airframe hours: 1030
- Engines: Packard/Rolls-Royce V1650 1485 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N282TX; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; seat: left
- Pilot, aircraft N3333E; age 68; injuries: none; 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

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20221227018742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227018742A), Dec 27, 2022: Piper PA-46-600TP, Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. On 12/27/2022 at 1200 CST, a Piper PA-46-600TP, s/n 4698178, was cleared to taxi on taxiway’s c/a to runway 36 at ktme (houston executive) when the aircraft…
- [Accident 20221227018732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227018732A), Dec 27, 2022: North American/Aero Classics P-51D, Brookshire, TX, Minor damage. On 12/27/2022 at 1200 CST, a North American/Aero Classics P-51D, s/n 122-51619, at ktme airport (houston executive) was cleared to taxi on taxiway’s c/a to…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106512. 11.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (N3333E) (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 4.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14925812&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20P51%20pilot%202_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (N282TX) (item 2, PDF, 9 pages, 5.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14936506&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20N282TX%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14925359&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-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. Compare the reported make and model.

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