- Date
- July 22, 1990, 19:00 local (Jul 23, 1990, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19900722065811A19900722065812A
- Case key
- 14732
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
Failure of the other aircraft's pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout prior to turning to final. A factor in the accident was the restricted visual lookout for this aircraft's pilot.
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout prior to turning to final. Factors in the accident were the visual restrictions inherent in low and high wing 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
A high wing monoplane was on final to runway 34 when it was struck by a low wing monoplane which had also turned to final. The low wing aircraft's nosewheel struck the upper cockpit and right wing root area of the high wing aircraft. Neither pilot reported seeing the other before the collision and no evasive action was taken prior to collision.
A high wing monoplane was on final to runway 34 when it was struck by a low wing monoplane which had also turned to final. The low wing aircraft's nosewheel struck the upper cockpit and right wing root area of the high wing aircraft. Neither pilot reported seeing the other before the collision and no evasive action was taken prior to collision.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N93905
- Reported as
- Aircoupe F-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1228
- Engine
- Continental C-65-12, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cochran Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- MO49 · Washington Mem, runway 34, 3,300 × 50 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.
- Registration
- N1512Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072812
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas S. Maliwowski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MO49
- Airport
- MO49 · Washington Mem, runway 34, 300 × 50 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 N93905
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 505 total · 50 in this make and model · 90 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1512Q
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.