- Date
- April 20, 1987, 10:07 local (17:07 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19870420050432A19870420050431A
- Case key
- 25572
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A C-172 collided with a C-210N while txg. The C-172 was txg along a 75 ft wide parallel twy after landing. The C-210N was txg from a ramp area to his dep rwy. The C-210N route intersected the C-172 route at the parallel twy where the collision occurred. Plts of both acft rprted fuel trucks obstructing their view, but neither adjusted taxi speeds. The plt of the C-210N stopped his acft after intruding 17 ft onto the parallel twy. According to psn and time data derived from ATC transcripts the C-172 traveled 3,300 ft in 93 sec equating to a speed greater then 24 mph. The C-172 did not attempt to stop, but accelerated and unsuccessfully swerved to avert the collision. The C-172 wing passed over the prop of C-210N severing the wing tip.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6509P
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000184
- Airframe hours
- 1,590
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Morgan, Kenneth L.
- Registered owner
- Morgan, Kenneth L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1986 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- TUS · Tucson, AZ
- Destination
- Guaymas
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TUS · Tucson, runway 11R, 9,129 × 75 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
- N3028U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250628
- Airframe hours
- 3,911
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sasnett, Ruth
- Registered owner
- Sasnet, Ruthanne M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1986 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- TUS · Tucson, runway 29R, 12,002 × 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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6509P
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,521 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 57 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3028U
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,692 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,447 as pilot in command · 201 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.