# NTSB CHI81DA050: Cessna 340A, N4155A, Robinson, IL, April 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1981
- Place: Robinson, IL · ROBINSON, IL
- Location: 39.0086° N, 87.7334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robinson, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0086&lon=-87.7334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA050

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0747  81/4/22    ROBINSON,IL         CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2953
        TIME - 0655                    N816PJ              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 920 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRE HAUTE,IN              ROBINSON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TMTD PSNS IN TRAFFIC,RWY 17,UNICOM.N4155A STARTED TKOF FM RWY 27.COLLIDED AT INT.N4155A,SUBST DMG.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0747  81/4/22    ROBINSON,IL         CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2232
        TIME - 0655                    N4155A              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBINSON,IL                 BLOOMINGTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- BGN TKOF,RWY 27,AS N816PJ WAS ON FINAL,RWY 17.DID NOT HEAR N816PJ TMT PSNS,UNICOM.N816PJ,SUBST DMG
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4155A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4155A-2009-08-21), registration cancelled 2009-08-21, S/N 340A1001, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robinson

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N816PJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robinson

## 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 19810422018301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018301A), Apr 22, 1981: Cessna 340A, Robinson, IL, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll collided with landing Cessna 340, N816PJ, at runway intersection. Lifted off to avoid collision.
- [Accident 19810422018302A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018302A), Apr 22, 1981: Cessna 340A, Robinson, IL, Substantial damage. On landing roll collided with departing Cessna 340, N4155A, at runway intersection. Made straight in approach.

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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