- Date
- October 3, 1992, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N910ECessna Ector 305AN6438CStinson L-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19921003040072A19921003040071A
- Case key
- 18588
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Probable cause
The pilot of the other aircraft's inadvertent ground loop. Factors were the left quartering tailwind and this pilot's inability to see the other airplane during the landing roll.
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop. Factors were the left quartering tailwind and the inability of the other pilot to see this airplane during the landing roll.
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
The Stinson l 5, N6438C, was the number 3 aircraft and the Cessna ector 305A, N910E, was the number 2 aircraft in a four ship flight that was landing in staggered trail formation following an air show performance. During the landing roll, the ector 305A, which had landed on the right side of the runway center line as per the briefing, ground looped to the left and came to rest in the path of the Stinson l 5 which had landed on the left side. The collision occurred on the left side of the runway centerline. The pilot of the Stinson stated that he lost sight of the ector 305A as he lowered the tail of his airplane during the landing roll. The official weather observation and witnesses reported that the aircraft landed with a left quartering tailwind of between 4 and 10 knots.
The Cessna ector 305A, N910E, was the number 2 aircraft and the Stinson l 5, N6438C, was the number 3 aircraft in a four ship flight that was landing in staggered trail formation following an air show performance. During the landing roll, the ector 305A, which had landed on the right side of the runway center line as per the briefing, ground looped to the left and came to rest in the path of the Stinson l 5 which had landed on the left side. The collision occurred on the left side of the runway centerline. The pilot of the Stinson stated that he lost sight of the ector 305A as he lowered the tail of his airplane during the landing roll. The official weather observation and witnesses reported that the aircraft landed with a left quartering tailwind of between 4 and 10 knots.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N910E
- Reported as
- Cessna Ector 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 305A-2038
- Airframe hours
- 187
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Lone Star Flight Meseum
- Registered owner
- Lone Star Flight Meseum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1992 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- EFD
- Destination
- EFD
- Airport
- EFD · Ellington Field, runway 17, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete
- Registration
- N6438C
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1428
- Airframe hours
- 2,795
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435-C, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Alamo Liaison Group, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Alamo Liaison Group, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1992 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- EFD
- Destination
- EFD
- Airport
- EFD · Ellington Field, runway 17, 9,000 × 150 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 N910E
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 10 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6438C
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 630 total · 95 in this make and model · 572 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.