- Date
- November 9, 1983, 17:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgregor, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19831109057012A19831109057011A
- Case key
- 21199
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Analysis
In order to take off on rwy 35, acft must utilize rwy 4/22 enroute from the arpt ramp. As the Mooney taxied onto rwy 4/22 it was struck by the pitts rolling out on rwy 22. While on base leg, the plt of the pitts saw the Mooney taxiing toward rwy 4/22 & assumed the Mooney would stop & hold short. He also stated he never saw the Mooney during landing due to the nose-high landing attitude of the tailwheel-equipped acft. The plt of the Mooney did not visually clear rwy 4/22. The pitts had no lights or radios.
In order to take off on rwy 35, acft must utilize rwy 4/22 enroute from the arpt ramp. As the Mooney taxied onto rwy 4/22 it was struck by the pitts rolling out on rwy 22. While on base leg, the plt of the pitts saw the Mooney taxiing toward rwy 4/22 & assumed the Mooney would stop & hold short. He also stated he never saw the Mooney during landing due to the nose-high landing attitude of the tailwinel equipped acft. The plt of the Mooney did not visually clear rwy 4/22. The pitts had no lights or radios.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9667M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670003
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.G. Levy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Moody, TX
- Airport
- F60 · Mcgregor Muni, runway 35, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
- Registration
- N237V
- Reported as
- Pitts Special S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 189H
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maxwell E. Shauck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 22, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- F60 · Mcgregor Muni, runway 22, 3,780 × 56 ft, asphalt
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 N9667M
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,175 total · 75 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 143 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N237V
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,505 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 6,923 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9667M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.