CEN26LA045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TU206F · Muscatine, IA · November 12, 2025

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary report
Date
November 12, 2025, 14:10 local (20:10 UTC)
Place
Muscatine, IA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N37EWCessna TU206FN545KAHawker Beechcraft B300
Defining events
Taxi: Ground collisionUnknown: Airport occurrence
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
Case key
201997

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Preliminary report

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On November 12, 2025, about 14:10 central standard time, a Cessna TU206F, N37EW, and a Hawker Beechcraft Corp B300, N545KA, were substantially damaged when they were involved in an accident at Muscatine Regional Airport (MUT), Muscatine, Iowa. The pilot and passenger of the TU206F were not injured, and the pilot, check airman, and FAA observer of the B300 were also not injured. The TU206F and B300 were operated as a Title 14 Code Of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flights. According to the pilot of TU206F, before crossing runway 06/24, he visually cleared the runway of any traffic. He then made a radio call on the common traffic advisory frequency stating that he was crossing runway 06/24 at taxiway Bravo. He stated that he did not hear any radio transmissions from the B300 before the accident. According to the pilot of the B300, he was conducting a simulated single-engine approach for the ILS runway 24. He reported that he made a radio call on the common traffic advisory frequency after passing the final approach fix, and on short final to runway 24. During the landing roll, he saw an airplane taxiing across the runway from left to right. He attempted to avoid colliding with the TU206F by veering left. The pilot stated that he did not hear the TU206F make a radio call before crossing the runway. The B300 impacted the empennage of the TU206F with its right wing at the intersection of runway 24 and taxiway B. The TU206F sustained substantial damage to its empennage, and the B300 sustained substantial damage to its right wing. A video recording of the accident was gathered for further examination.

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.

N37EW · Cessna TU206F

N545KA · Hawker Beechcraft B300

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N37EW
Reported as
Cessna TU206F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
U20602997
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
MUT · Muscatine Municipal Airport, runway 06/24, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete

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
N545KA
Reported as
Hawker Beechcraft B300
Category
Airplane
Serial number
FL-545
Built
2007
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Executive/Corporate · Part 91
Operator
Vette Collect Aviation LLC
Registered owner
Vette Collect Aviation LLC
Destination
Same as departure

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 16 knots, gusting 27
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
61 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
30.06 inHg
Observed at
KMUT
METAR
METAR KMUT 121955Z AUTO 30016G27KT 10SM 16/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 PWINO

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N37EW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.