- Date
- August 18, 1984, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62822Bell P-63C-5-BEN65206North American P-51D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840818041471A19840818041472A
- Case key
- 24374
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Analysis
The plts of a bell P-63 (king cobra), N62822 & a north American P-51 (mustang), N65206, were participating in an air- show when the acft collided during landing. An investigation revealed the P-63 plt had made a 360 overhead pattern before landing. At about the same time, the airshow controller saw the P-51 on a long final apch & instructed the P-63 plt to roll out to the end of the rwy as all other acft were doing. According to the P-51 plt, the P-63 landed on the l side of the rwy & he assumed the P-63 plt would stay on the l side per the preflt briefing, but he radioed twice for the P-63 plt not to turn right. The P-63 plt said he landed on the rwy centerline & at the end of his landing roll, he turned right toward a taxi strip to clear the rwy asap. Also he said he did not hear the radio calls about rolling to the end of the rwy or not to turn right. An airborne plt said the P-63 was rolling on the l side when the P-51 landed with a safe interval, but the P-63 made an abrupt r turn. The P-51'S r wing tip hit the P-63'S rudder.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N62822
- Reported as
- Bell P-63C-5-BE
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 33-978
- Airframe hours
- 625
- Engine
- Allison V1710, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Rieser
- Registered owner
- Southport Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Airport
- MAE · Madera, runway 30, 4,500 × 150 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
- N65206
- Reported as
- North American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-74458
- Airframe hours
- 1,350
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce IO-230, 1,600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- John L. Marlin, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Airport
- MAE · Madera, runway 30, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N62822
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,189 total · 665 in this make and model · 1,056 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N65206
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,544 total · 235 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 23 nm away
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 N62822 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.