# NTSB FTW01LA071: Beech 58, N7383R, Shreveport, LA, February 27, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 26, 2001, 22:10 local (Feb 27, 2001, 04:10 UTC) - Place: Shreveport, LA - Coordinates: 32.509532, -93.749496 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5095&lon=-93.7495&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 51824 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51824/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA071 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain visual separation with a parked airplane while taxing. Contributory factors were the dark night light conditions, the rain, and the non-lighted ramp area where the unoccupied airplane was parked. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Collision between aircraft (other than midair), taxi - visual separation - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - weather condition - rain (contributing factor) - airport facilities,ramp facilities - other (contributing factor) ## Analysis During dark night light conditions, the pilot of a Beech 58, twin engine airplane was taxiing on the ramp after landing when his airplane collided with an unoccupied, parked Cessna 210L, single-engine airplane. He stated that it was raining and there was a glare through the front windscreen as he taxied. He taxied the airplane "slower than normal" and noted a parked airplane to the right of his airplane. He stated that he then observed the Cessna 210L to the left of his airplane. The Cessna was situated perpendicular to the Beech 58's direction of travel. As the Cessna 210L came into his view, he applied the brakes and initiated a turn to the right to avoid it; however, the left wing and left engine of the Beech 58 contacted the propeller and engine of the Cessna 210L. A postcollision fire erupted which consumed the Cessna 210L and substantially damaged the Beech 58. The pilot reported that the Cessna 210L was parked in an area of the ramp which was not lighted. Additionally, officials from the Shreveport Regional Airport reported that there was a thunderstorm over the airport at the time of the collision. ## Factual narrative On February 26, 2001, at 2210 central standard time, a Beech 58, twin engine airplane, N7383R, operating as Air Express 283, was taxing after landing when it collided with a parked, Cessna 210L, single engine airplane, N59301, at the Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana. A fire erupted during which the Beech 58 was substantially damaged and the Cessna 210L was destroyed. The Beech 58 was registered to and operated by Airnet Systems Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, and the Cessna 210L was registered to a private individual. The commercial pilot of the Beech 58 was not injured and the Cessna 210L was unoccupied at the time of the collision. The Beech 58 was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as a non-scheduled cargo flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the collision and an IFR flight plan was filed. The Beech 58 departed from the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (Ryan Field), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 2050. According to the pilot of the Beech 58, the flight landed at Shreveport and was cleared to taxi to the ramp. He reported that, at the time of the taxi, it was raining and a glare was present through the front windscreen. He entered the ramp and proceeded north toward the main building. As the airplane approached the building, he was taxiing "slower than normal" and noted a parked airplane to the right of his airplane. He stated that he then observed the Cessna 210L to the left of his airplane. The Cessna 210L was situated perpendicular to the Beech 58's direction of travel. As the Cessna 210L came into his view he applied the brakes and initiated a turn to the right to avoid it; however, the outboard left wing and the left engine of his airplane contacted the propeller and engine of the Cessna 210L. Subsequently, the Beech 58 came to a stop and a fire erupted. The pilot exited the Beech 58 without injury. The pilot added that the Cessna 210L was parked in an area of the ramp that was not lighted. Review of photographs provided by the Shreveport Regional Airport Operation's Department, revealed that the fire consumed the Cessna 210L and substantially damaged the Beech 58. Additionally, a report from officials at the Shreveport Airport stated that, at the time of the collision, a thunderstorm was over the airport. A toxicology report, provided by First Lab Inc., of North Wales, Pennsylvania, revealed that the pilot tested negative for drugs. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7383R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7383R-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N TH-502, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-502 - Airframe hours: 18172.2 - Engines: Continental IO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Airnet Systems Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 5, 2000, 90.6 hours before - Departed: BTR, Baton Rouge, LA - Destination: SHV, Shreveport, LA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SHV, Shreveport Regional, runway 14, 8,351 × 200 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 1, 2001; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,399 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 2,252 as pilot in command, 283 in the last 90 days, 102 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 110° at 11 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: SHV ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010226004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010226004649A), Feb 26, 2001: Beech 58, Shreveport, LA, No damage. (-23) On February 26, 2001, at approx. 2215 CDT,a Beechcraft model BE-58-58N7383R, operated by airnet express, flight 283 was taxiing to parking when it struck… 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.