# NTSB CHI83LA429: Cessna 150M, N45257, Anderson, IN, September 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1983, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Coordinates: 40.130229, -85.760391 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1302&lon=-85.7604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA429
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12345/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA429

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - radio communications - not used, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - radio communications - not used, pilot in command

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

CESSNA 150, N45257, COLLIDED WITH CESSNA 182, N2462G, AT ACE AIRPARK. N45257 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING AND N2462G WAS IN THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF OPERATION. NEITHER PLT USED THE AIRPORT UNICOM. BOTH PLTS REPT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WX CONDITIONS.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N45257 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076809
- Airframe hours: 1302
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eugene H. Bristoll
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 1983, 29 hours before
- Airport: 3AE, Ace Airpark, runway 27, 3,880 × 125 ft, grass/turf

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N2462G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2462G-1989-09-13), registration cancelled 1989-09-13, S/N 51762 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51762
- Airframe hours: 4739
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Tranter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 10, 1982, 97 hours before
- Airport: 3AE, Ace Airpark, runway 27, 3,880 × 125 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N45257; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total, 210 in this make and model, 2,100 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N2462G; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 503 total, 309 in this make and model, 458 as pilot in command, 81 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19830917049411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917049411A), Sep 17, 1983: Cessna 150M, Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Landed on top of a departing aircraft N2462G. Did not call on UNICOM or see the aircraft on its takeoff roll.
- [Accident 19830917049412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917049412A), Sep 17, 1983: Cessna 182B, Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. A landing aircraft N45257 landed on top of N2462G while it was on an initial takeoff roll. Did not see any traffic.

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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