- Date
- December 22, 1977
- Place
- Arlington, TN · ARLINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19771222043361A19771222043362A
- Case key
- 143894
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4139 77/12/22 ARLINGTON,TN MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2500 TIME - 1200 N6570U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1328 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PLT ENTERED INTO TRAFFIC PATTERN ON BASE LEG.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4139 77/12/22 ARLINGTON,TN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 299 TIME - 1200 N6431K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLIVE BRANCH,MI ARLINGTON,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PLT ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15,PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERN IS RIGHT TURNS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6431K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arlington Muni
N6431KRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- N6570U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Arlington Muni
N6570URegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.