- Date
- November 26, 1983, 20:47 local (Nov 27, 1983, 01:47 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 127 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41097Cessna 421BN480DABoeing 727-232
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19831126076152I19831126068911I
- Case key
- 12439
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Analysis
During approach to Columbus, the B-727 was vectored to a final for rwy 28L & the C-421 cleared for a visual to rwy 31 with instructions to 'land short of two eight left...' After contacting the tower the plt of the C-421 was twice clearedto land on rwy 31 with instructions to hold short of rwy 28L. The plt acknowledged both instructions. During landing the acft collided at the intersection of rwys 31 & 28L. The plt of the C-3 421 had difficulty distinguishing the intersection. The landing distance from the displaced threshold of rwy 31 to where it crosses rwy 28L is 3,011 ft.
During approach to Columbus, the B-727 was vectored to a final for rwy 28L & the C-421 cleared for a visual to rwy 31 with instructions to 'land short of two eight left...' After contacting the tower the plt of the C-421 was twice clearedto land on rwy 31 with instructions to hold short of rwy 28L. The plt acknowledged both instructions. During landing the acft collided at the intersection of rwys 31 & 28L. The plt of the C-421 had difficulty distinguishing the intersection. The landing distance from the displaced threshold of rwy 31 to where it crosses rwy 28L is 3,011 ft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N41097
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B 0447
- Airframe hours
- 3,105
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-H2, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A. Liner 8, Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SRO · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMH · Columbus, runway 31, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Registration
- N480DA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-232
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20860
- Airframe hours
- 29,277
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Delta Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- ATA · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMH · Columbus, runway 28L, 10,700 × 150 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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N41097
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 464 total · 120 in this make and model · 328 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N480DA
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,597 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Observed at
- CMH
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.