- Date
- September 22, 1983, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mariposa, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23514
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt of a Cessna 150, N3382V, noted that the wind was calm, so he elected to enter traffic for rwy 8 to practice landings. He said he used the UNICOM freq to announce entering traffic from a 45 deg entry as well as advising of his position in the pattern. He made a touch-&-go landing & remained in the pattern. At about that same time, the plt of a Piper PA-24, N7187P, was on arrival & made a straight-in apch to rwy 26. He reported that his acft had intermittent radio problems. He tried to contact the UNICOM operator & when he got no response, continued the apch. The acft landed on opposite ends of the rwy at about the same time. The PA-24 plt saw the Cessna & began a go-around. He lifted off & turned right, but was unable to remain airborne. The acft settled in grass & was headed toward workers on the ground, so the plt turned back toward the rwy. Subsequently, the acft collided on the rwy. The Cessna plt was in the process of raising his flaps when impact occurred & did not see the other acft. Aim rcmds downwind traffic entry.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3382V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076483
- Airframe hours
- 3,110
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sierra Sales And Laeasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 6, 1983 · 13 hours before
- Airport
- 068 · Mariposa-Yosemite, runway 8, 3,310 × 50 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
- N7187P
- Reported as
- Piper PA24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2357
- Airframe hours
- 5,423
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A Bruce
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1983 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- CND · Chino, CA
- Airport
- 068 · Mariposa-Yosemite, runway 26, 3,310 × 50 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 N3382V
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 127 in this make and model · 102 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7187P
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 399 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MER, 26 nm away
Other investigations on N3382V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.