- Date
- July 16, 1983, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rosamond, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19830716033811A19830716033812A
- Case key
- 23882
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Analysis
A Piper PA-38, N9905T, and a Bellanca 8GCBC, N8667V, collided at the intersection of rwys 22 & 25, while the acft were landing. The Piper PA-38 was on a dual instructional flt while the Bellanca was being used to tow gliders. The aircrew in the PA-38 saw the Bellanca, just prior to impact & initiated evasive action, but it was too late to avoid a collision. The Bellanca plt did not see the PA-38 until the impact occurred. During impact, the right wing of the PA-38 and the propeller & nose of the Bellanca were damaged.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9905T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0256
- Airframe hours
- 1,914
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aronson Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Airport
- L00 · Rosamond, runway 25, 2,616 × 40 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
- N8667V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 170-75
- Airframe hours
- 2,238
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Aronson'S Air Service
- Registered owner
- Samuel D. Ramsey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- L00 · Rosamond, runway 22, 2,294 × 40 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 N9905T
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,987 total · 71 in this make and model · 3,895 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8667V
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,379 total · 386 in this make and model · 1,190 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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.
Other investigations on N9905T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.