# NTSB FTW82DA339: North American AT-6A, N42BA, Abilene, TX, August 21, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report - Date: August 21, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Abilene, TX - Coordinates: 32.450302, -99.729942 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4503&lon=-99.7299&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 21, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 69680 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA339 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69680/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA339 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - procedures/directives - improper, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - improper use of, pilot of other aircraft - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - procedures/directives - improper, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - go-around - improper use of, pilot in command ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY AFTER THE T-6 LANDED ON GRASS TO RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE T-6 TURNED TOWARD THE RAMP AND CROSSED PATH OF THE CESSNA ON THE RUNWAY. A COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE CESSNA PILOT TRIED TO GO-AROUND AND OVERFLY THE AT-6. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) TWO AIRCRAFT, AN AT-6A A CESSNA 150J (N60157) ARRIVED AT ABILENE, TX AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME TO ATTEND AN AIRSHOW AT THE ELMDALE AIRPORT. THE AT-6A PILOT LANDED TOWARD THE NORTH ON THE GRASS TO THE EAST OF RUNWAY 35. THE CESSNA 150 WAS LANDED ON RUNWAY 17. AFTER LANDING, THE AT-6A PILOT TURNED LEFT TO PROCEED TO THE PARKING RAMP. AS THE AT-6A CROSSED THE RUNWAY, THE CESSNA 150J PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND TO AVOID A COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE MAIN GEAR OF THE CESSNA STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF THE AT-6A. THE CESSNA THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, FLIPPED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AT-6 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N42BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42BA-2003-01-10), registration cancelled 2003-01-10, S/N 88-9723 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6A - Registry model: [North American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-victoria-mnt-lt-at-6a) (registry code 6400406) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 89723 - Engines: P & W R-1340-N1 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William G. Arnot, Jr. - Registered owner: William G. Arnot, Jr. - Departed: C, BRECKENRIDGE, TX - Destination: C, ABILENE, TX - Airport: 6F4, Elmdale, runway 35, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N60157](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60157-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 15070111, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150-J - Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1507011 - Airframe hours: 3793 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William R. Bollinger - Registered owner: William R. Bollinger - Departed: C, RANGER, TX - Destination: C, ABILENE, TX - Airport: 6F4, Elmdale, runway 17, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N42BA; age 60; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,798 total, 186 in this make and model, 5,158 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N60157; age 68; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 25,030 total, 25,000 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Temperature: 208 °F ## 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 19820821040082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040082A), Aug 21, 1982: Namer AT6A, Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft had landed and was making left turn to parking when N60157 collided with it while attempting go-around. - [Accident 19820821040081A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040081A), Aug 21, 1982: Cessna 150J, Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Collision occurred during go-around attempt when 42BA taxied across runway. ## Other investigations on N42BA (1) 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. - [NTSB FTW02FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA211), Jul 18, 2002: North American AT-6A (N42BA), Albany, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. 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.