- Date
- February 6, 1983, 18:17 local (Feb 7, 1983, 00:17 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N100VVCessna 550N222WLCessna 550
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19830206005981A19830206005982A
- Case key
- 20691
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
After landing on rwy 31L, the aircrew of N100VV requested clearance to turn off to the right at midfield onto rwy 22. The request was approved & the aircrew was instructed to use caution for a cherokee proceeding from the opposite direction. The plt of N100VV stated that after he turned right onto rwy 4/22 & was clear of the cherokee, he attempted to contact the tower to advise of his intentions. However, the freq was too busy, so he switched to the groundfreq & transmitted that he was 'off 31L, going to atlantic.' This transmission ended just as N100VV was entering the intersection of rwys 22 & 31R. Just pripr to that, N222WL had been cleared for takeoff on rwy 31R & had begun its takeoff roll. N222WL was at aprx 70 KTS when its aircrew saw N100VV starting to cross the active rwy. The plt of N222WL attempted to takeoff & avoid a collision, but was unable to clear N100VV. N222WL crashed & slid to a stop aprx 400 ft beyond the impact point with N100VV, then burned.
After landing on rwy 31L, the aircrew of N100VV requested clearance to turn off to the right at midfield onto rwy 22. The request was approved & the aircrew was instructed to use caution for a cherokee proceeding from the opposite direction. The plt of N100VV stated that after he turned right onto rwy 4/22 & was clear of the cherokee, he attempted to contact the tower to advise of his intentions. However, the freq was too busy, so he switched to the groundfreq & transmitted that he was 'off 31L, going to atlantic.' This transmission ended just as N100VV was entering the intersection of rwys 22 & 31R. Just prior to that, N222WL had been cleared for takeoff on rwy 31R & had begun its takeoff roll. N222WL was at aprx 70 KTS when its aircrew saw N100VV starting to cross the active rwy. The plt of N222WL attempted to takeoff & avoid a collision, but was unable to clear N100VV. N222WL crashed & slid to a stop aprx 400 ft beyond the impact point with N100VV, then burned.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N100VV
- Reported as
- Cessna 550
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 550-0143
- Airframe hours
- 731
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-4, 2,500 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwin L. Cox, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 28, 1982 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HOU · W.P. Hobby, runway 31L, 7,600 × 150 ft, concrete
- Registration
- N222WL
- Reported as
- Cessna 550
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 550-208
- Airframe hours
- 547
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-4, 2,500 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Weatherford Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 10, 1982 · 46 hours before
- Destination
- LFT · Lafayette, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HOU · W.P. Hobby, runway 31R, 5,150 × 100 ft, concrete
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 N100VV
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,111 total · 1,664 in this make and model · 3,304 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N222WL
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,393 total · 132 in this make and model · 3,998 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 350° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.