# NTSB FTW83AA024: Piper PA-31P, N100FD, Carrollton, TX, October 27, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report - Date: October 27, 1982, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC) - Place: Carrollton, TX - Coordinates: 32.980495, -96.890464 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9805&lon=-96.8905&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 4 fatal - Status: Completed, report October 27, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 70144 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83AA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70144/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83AA024 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr) - procedures/directives - not followed, atc personnel(dep/apch) (cause) - vfr procedures - improper, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor) - Midair collision, climb - to cruise - procedures/directives - not followed, atc personnel(dep/apch) (cause) - vfr procedures - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A PA-31, N100FD, WAS BEING VECTORED BY DFW APPROACH CONTROL (APCH CTL) FOR A LANDING ON RWY 13L AT DALLAS-LOVE FLD. THE PLT'S LAST RECEIVED & ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO DESCEND & MAINTAIN 2000' & TURN LEFT TO 190 DEG. SIMULTANEOUSLY,A CESSNA 337, N72430, DEPARTED RWY 15 AT ADDISON ARPT, UNDER TOWER CONTROL, & WAS TO MAKE A RGT CLIMBING TURN OF APRX 180 DEG. TWO MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT ASKED & GOT APPROVAL FOR FREQ CHNG. 24 SEC LATER, HE CONTACTED APCH CTL STATING HE HAD JUST DEPARTED ADDISON & WAS CLIMBING TO 2500' ON A 300 DEG HDG. THE CONTROLLER MISUNDERSTOOD THE PLT'S DEPARTURE POINT & INSTRUCTED HIM TO CHANGE TO FREQ 120.5. THE 2 ACFT IMMEDIATELY COLLIDED. A 2000' CEILING WAS REPORTED, 2 WITNESSES STATED THEY COULD SEE MORE BLUE SKY THAN CLDS. A WITNESS APRX 8 MI AWAY SAW A FIREBALL IN THE CLDS. INVESTIGA-TION REVEALED THE CONTROLLER, VECTORING N100FD, PREMATURELY CLEARED THE ACFT TO AN ALT WHICH WAS BELOW THE CEILING OF THE ADDISON ARPT TRAFFIC AREA & PRIOR TO REACHING THE AIRSPACE DELEGATED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY AN ATC LETTER OF AGREEMENT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A PA-31, N100FD, WAS BEING VECTORED BY DFW APPROACH CONTROL (APCH CTL) FOR A LANDING ON RWY 13L AT DALLAS-LOVE FLD. THE PLT'S LAST RECEIVED & ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO DESCEND & MAINTAIN 2000' & TURN LEFT TO 190 DEG. SIMULTANEOUSLY,A CESSNA 337, N72430, DEPARTED RWY 15 AT ADDISON ARPT, UNDER TOWER CONTROL, & WAS TO MAKE A RGT CLIMBING TURN OF APPROX 180 DEG. TWO MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT ASKED & GOT APPROVAL FOR FREQ CHNG. 24 SEC LATER, HE CONTACTED APCH CTL STATING HE HAD JUST DEPARTED ADDISON & WAS CLIMBING TO 2500' ON A 300 DEG HDG. THE CONTROLLER MISUNDERSTOOD THE PLT'S DEPARTURE POINT & INSTRUCTED HIM TO CHANGE TO FREQ 120.5. THE 2 ACFT IMMEDIATELY COLLIDED. A 2000' CEILING WAS REPORTED, 2 WITNESSES STATED THEY COULD SEE MORE BLUE SKY THAN CLDS. A WITNESS APRX 8 MI AWAY SAW A FIREBALL IN THE CLDS. INVESTIGA-TION REVEALED THE CONTROLLER, VECTORING N100FD, PREMATURELY CLEARED THE ACFT TO AN ALT WHICH WAS BELOW THE CEILING OF THE ADDISON ARPT TRAFFIC AREA & PRIOR TO REACHING THE AIRSPACE DELEGATED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY AN ATC LETTER OF AGREEMENT. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N100FD (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31P - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31P7400226 - Engines: LYCOMING TIGO-541-E1A 425 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: Both - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Standard Fittings - Registered owner: Transco Leasing Corporation - Departed: C, OPELOUSAS, LA - Destination: C, DALLAS, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: Addison, runway 13L, 7,753 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N72430](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72430-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 33701580, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G - Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33701580 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-G 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: Both - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jack W. Williams - Registered owner: Tommy'S Well Service, Inc. - Departed: C, ADDISON, TX - Destination: C, NOCONA, TX - Airport: Addison, runway 15, 7,200 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N100FD; age 35; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 10,024 total, 60 in the last 90 days - Pilot, aircraft N72430; age 49; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 225 total, 209 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 15 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken - Observed at: ADS ## 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 19821027070632A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027070632A), Oct 27, 1982: Piper PA31P, Carrollton, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft collided with N72430 during descent for landing at dallas love field. - [Accident 19821027070631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027070631A), Oct 27, 1982: Cessna 337G, Carrolton, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft collided with N100FD during climb to cruise altitude after departing addison, Texas, airport. 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.