# NTSB CHI89FA153: Cessna 182Q, N95915, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 1989 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 1989, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Oshkosh, WI - Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 22, 1990 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 14266 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89FA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14266/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA153 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE PILOT OF CESSNA N95914 MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE NECESSARY TO AVOID COLLISIONS WITH A THE STANDING PIPER N5937W. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) THE PILOT OF CESSNA N95915 MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE NECESSARY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A THE STANDING PIPER N5937W. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - not possible, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor) - distance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) 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. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) 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 1 - Registration: [N95915](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95915), registered now, S/N 18266678, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18266678 - Engines: 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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N5937W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5937W), registered now, S/N 28-3437, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-3437 - Airframe hours: 4997 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N95915; age 63; 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 - Pilot, aircraft N5937W; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19890730029131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730029131A), Jul 30, 1989: Cessna 182Q, Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. After airshow taxied without a clearance and wing tip sliced off by prop of waiting N5937W. - [Accident 19890730029132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730029132A), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA28180, Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Waiting takeoff right wing of taxiing N95915 was sliced off after entering prop arc.915 was taxiingh sans clearance ## Other investigations on N95915 (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA156), Aug 8, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N95915), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.