- Date
- July 31, 1989, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890731025911A19890731025912A
- Case key
- 14268
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 experimental aircraft association's (eaa's) inadequate procedure for providing control and separation of aircraft, its inadequate surveillance of the operation, and inadequate coordination by ground personnel. Related factors were: the ground personnel's lack of experience in the type of operation, and the presence of other aircraft.
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
Drg an annual experimental acft assoc (eaa) fly-in, a parade-of-flt demonstration (demo) was started, involving antique & classic acft. Air traffic ctl (ATC) responsibility for the opn was assumed by eaa, iaw a cert of waiver to 14 CFR 91. The demo bgn by lining up acft nr rwy 36 to tkof in sequence. When signaled, each plt would take off, fly a pattern, then lnd on a grass strip beside rwy 36 & be drctd to the parking area. After a pattern & lndg, the plt of Piper E-2, N2414, apchd rwy 36 (1800' fm the rwy threshold) as he was taxiing to park. At the aprx same time, a ryan PT-22, N54403,was being prepared for takeoff. An official (flagman) motioned for the E-2 to cross the rwy, but it wasn't equipped withbrakes, so the plt taxied slowly. The flagman motioned for the E-2 plt to expedite, but the plt contd to taxi slowly to avoid acft ahead. Meanwhile, the PT-22 plt bgn taking off & did not see the E-2 ahead. Shortly after lift-off, the PT-22HIT the E-2, damaging both acft. The E-2 plt saw the PT-22, moments bfr impact.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N54403
- Reported as
- Ryan PT-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1387
- Airframe hours
- 3,936
- Engine
- Kinner R-55, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rose, Bill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1989 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- OSH
- Destination
- OSH
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field, runway 36L, 8,001 × 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.
- Registration
- N2414
- Reported as
- Piper E-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 64
- Airframe hours
- 729
- Engine
- Teledyne Cont A-40-4, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sleznikow, Larry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 22, 1989 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- OSH
- Destination
- OSH
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field, runway 36L, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
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 N54403
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 35 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2414
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,356 total · 129 in this make and model · 1,276 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH, 1 nm away
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 N54403 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.