- Date
- August 30, 1986, 09:48 local (13:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lansing, MI
- Injuries
- 61 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N749NBoeing 737-222N7388YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13542
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Piedmont flt PI255 (a Boeing 737, N749N) was dscndg in visual conds on an IFR clnc when it & a twin commanche (Piper PA-30, N7399Y) converged & passed within a rprtd 50 to 100 ft of each other. The near collision occurred as the PA-30 was cruising westbound at 8500 ft & flt PI255 was dscndg to 7000 ft. Lansing apch control (ctl) had adzd flt PI255 of VFR traffic (a Beech E33) at 6500 ft, but the ctlr was not aware of the PA-30 since its radar return was blocked out by an overlap with the Beech E33, 2000 ft below the PA-30. The plt of the Beech E33 was being provided VFR advisories by apch ctl. The PA-30 was not on a flt plan & was not in radio contact with ATC. Neither of the crews involved in the nearcollision saw the other acft. All 3 acft were transponder equipped with alt rprtg capability & all were squawking eitheran assigned or an appropriate code supplemented by alt reply.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N749N
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19547
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Piedmont Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DAY · Dayton, OH
- Destination
- LAN · Lansing, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Registration
- N7388Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30443
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alan C. Buzzard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Manville, NJ
- Destination
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
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 N749N
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,400 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 180 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7388Y
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg