# NTSB DEN83LA138: Cessna 182Q, N4763N, Afton, WY, June 14, 1983 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 14, 1983, 14:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Afton, WY - Coordinates: 42.720916, -110.919494 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7209&lon=-110.9195&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 16092 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA138 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16092/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA138 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - procedures/directives - improper, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - communications - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - not possible, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PITTS SPECIAL AND A CESSNA 182 COLLIDED ON AN ACTIVE RWY THE PITTS WAS LANDING AND THE CESSNA WAS TAXIING DOWN THE RWY FOR REFUELING. THE CESSNA HAD MADE A RADIO CALL LEAVING THE HANGER AREA BUT DID NOT MAKE ONE PRIOR TO ACTUALLY GOINGONTO THE RWY. THE CESSNA PILOT SAYS HE STOPPED AND LOOKED PRIOR TO ENTRY ONTO THE ACTIVE. WITNESSES SAY HE TAXIED OUT WITHOUT STOPPING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LANDING ACFT. THE NOSE OF THE PITTS, WHILE ON THE GROUND, MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE PILOT TO SEE DIRECTLY UNDER OR IN FRONT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE CESSNA ACFT WAS IN COLLISION WITH A PITTS SPECIAL ON THE ACTIVE RWY. THE CESSNA WAS TAXIING ON THE RWY AND THE PITTSWAS LANDING. THE CESSNA ACFT DID MAKE A RADIO CALL AS HE LEFT THE HANGER AREA BUT DID NOT MAKE ONE AS HE TAXIED ONTO THERWY. THE CESSNA PILOT SAYS HE STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY. WITNESSES SAY HE DID NOT STOP BUT TAXIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LANDING PITTS. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N4763N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4763N), registered now, S/N 18267346 (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: 18267346 - Airframe hours: 540 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91 - Operator: Carabu Flying Service - Registered owner: Marcus J. Gibbs - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 18, 1983, 40 hours before - Airport: AFO, Afton, runway 34, 4,200 × 45 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N947 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PITTS S-2B - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 5016 - Airframe hours: 1 - Engines: LYCOMING AE10-540-D4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: Pitts Aerobatics - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Airport: AFO, Afton, runway 34, 4,200 × 45 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N4763N; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 6,400 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days - Pilot, aircraft N947; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 15,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19830614056141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830614056141A), Jun 14, 1983: Cessna 182Q, Afton, WY, Destroyed. Pilot taxied aircraft on active runway and pitts N947 landed on top of taxiing aircraft. - [Accident 19830614056142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830614056142A), Jun 14, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Afton, WY, Substantial damage. During landing flare aircraft collided with taxiing Cessna N4763N. Pilot claimed he could not see over nose. 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.