- Date
- September 19, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48331Ryan PT-22UNREGEagle Performance
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860919081582A
- Case key
- 22094
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Analysis
While arriving for a 'fly-ing' at an uncontrolled arpt, the plt of a PT-22, N48331, turned onto final apch after the plt of a preceding acft had turned off of the rwy. At about the same time, the plt of an unregistered ultralight gyrocopter taxied onto the rwy & began taking off. The PT-22 plt did not see the gyrocopter & continued his apch. The gyrocopter plt stated that he had waited for other acft to land, then checked for acft on final apch, but did not see any, so he taxied onto the rwy & started his takeoff. Subsequently, the two acft collided about 1500 ft down the rwy. The collision occurred as the gyrocopter was just lifting off. The PT-22 plt could not see over the nose of hisacft while it was rolling with the tailwheel on the ground.
While arriving for a 'fly-in' at an uncontrolled arpt, the plt of a PT-22, N48331, turned onto final apch after the plt of a preceding acft had turned off of the rwy. At about the same time, the plt of an unregistered ultralight gyrocopter taxied onto the rwy & began taking off. The PT-22 plt did not see the gyrocopter & continued his apch. The gyrocopter plt stated that he had waited for other acft to land, then checked for acft on final apch, but did not see any, so he taxied onto the rwy & started his takeoff. Subsequently, the two acft collided about 1500 ft down the rwy. The collision occurred as the gyrocopter was just lifting off. The PT-22 plt could not see over the nose of his acft while it was rolling with the tailwheel on the ground.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N48331
- Reported as
- Ryan PT-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1821
- Airframe hours
- 2,836
- Engine
- Kinner R-56, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Calkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 12, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- F54 · Arlington, TX
- Airport
- ERV · Louis Schreiner, runway 12, 4,400 × 100 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
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eagle Performance (PERFORMANC)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- NONE
- Engine
- Rotax 503, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Bouchard J. Daurent
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- ERV · Louis Schreiner, runway 12, 4,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N48331
- Age
- 69
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 29,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 2
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 104 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.