# NTSB FTW86LA120: Beech E18S, N2001C, Oklahoma City, OK, June 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 23, 1986, 22:10 local (Jun 24, 1986, 03:10 UTC)
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Location: 35.3931° N, 97.6008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OKC WILL ROGERS INTL (OKC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3931&lon=-97.6008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA120

## 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
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

A SWEARINGEN SA-226TC, N516SS, WAS LNDD AT NGT ON RWY 17L. AFTER LNDG, THE FLT CREW EXITED ONTO TAXIWAY-E3 (TWY-E3), WHERE THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY TOWER TO HOLD. A BEECH E18S, N2001C, WAS THEN LNDD ON THE SAME RWY (RWY 17L) & ITS PLT ALSO EXITED ONTO TWY-E3. THE BEECH PLT RPRTD THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE SWEARINGEN IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL AFTER ENTERING THE TWY. BEFORE HE COULD STOP, THE RIGHT WING OF THE BEECH COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE SWEARINGEN.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N2001C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA-249
- Airframe hours: 12111
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Springdale Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 1, 1986, 1 hours before
- Departed: FORT SMITH, AR
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: OKC, Will Rogers World, runway 17L, 9,800 × 150 ft, concrete

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N516SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516SS-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N TC211, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226TC
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC-211
- Engines: AIRESEARCH TPE-331 940 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Martinaire
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ELP, EL PASO, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: OKC, Will Rogers World, runway 17L, 9,800 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N2001C; age 46; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 10,150 total, 2,083 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N516SS; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OKC

## 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 19860623029501A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623029501A), Jun 23, 1986: Beech E18S, Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. While turning off the landing runway, struck N516SS that was holding on a taxiway. Tower failed to warn of traffic.
- [Accident 19860623029502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623029502A), Jun 23, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC, Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. While holding on a taxiway,was struck by a landing Beech 2001C that was exiting the runway. Pilot not given traffic.

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.

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