- Date
- June 18, 1993, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Galesburg, IL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19930618019482A19930618019481A
- Case key
- 15739
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Probable cause
The departing pilot's (N251NW) inadequate visual lookout while operating in VFR conditions at an uncontrolled airport. Factors related to the accident were: the departing pilot's diverted attention, and the arriving pilot's (N2632U) inadequate visual lookout.
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
N251NW was departing on runway 2 and N2632U was landing on runway 10. The airplanes collided at the intersection of the two runways. A weather observation made fifteen minutes after the accident indicated an overcast cloud layer at 2000 feet, 3 miles visibility, and winds out of 070 degrees at 3 knots. Both pilots stated they communicated their intentions on the UNICOM frequency. Airport personnel advised they heard transmissions from the airplane inbound for landing. Both pilots stated they did not see the other airplane until just prior to impact. The pilot of N251NW reported that he checked the gauges of his aircraft during the takeoff roll after having had a previous magneto timing problem.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2632U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250232
- Airframe hours
- 4,046
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S & A Aviation
- Registered owner
- S & A Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 1992 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- 7C2 · Mediapolis, IA
- Airport
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal, runway 10, 3,601 × 100 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
- N251NW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40414
- Airframe hours
- 4,468
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Perceptive Enterprises, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Perceptive Enterprises, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 5, 1992 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- GBG
- Destination
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Airport
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal, runway 2, 5,793 × 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 N2632U
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 13 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N251NW
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,132 total · 407 in this make and model · 3,132 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GBG, 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.