- Date
- July 30, 1989, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890730029131A19890730029132A
- Case key
- 14266
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot of Cessna N95914 misjudging the distance necessary to avoid collisions with a the standing Piper N5937W.
The pilot of Cessna N95915 misjudging the distance necessary to avoid collision with a the standing Piper N5937W.
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
Cessna N95915 was taxiing for takeoff. Piper N5937W was standing with the engine running awaiting taxi instructions. The right wingtip of the Cessna intruded into the propeller arc of the Piper resulting in substantial damage to the Cessna and minor damage to the Piper. Neither pilot reported injuries.
Cessna N95915 was taxiing for takeoff. Piper N5937W was standing with the engine running awaiting taxi instructions. The right wingtip of the Cessna intruded into the propeller arc of the Piper resulting in substantial damage to the Cessna and minor damage to the Piper. Neither pilot reported injuries.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N95915
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266678
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fischer, Robert T.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field
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
- N5937W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3437
- Airframe hours
- 4,997
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hemmeger, Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1989 · 30 hours before
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field
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 N95915
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 431 total · 431 in this make and model · 411 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5937W
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 541 total · 469 in this make and model · 476 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH
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 N95915 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.