- Date
- October 4, 1988, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Visalia, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19881004066022A19881004066021A
- Case key
- 26252
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
A Cessna 182A & a Boeing A75 collided on the rwy. The pilot of the Boeing stated that he was doing touch & go ldgs & had the ldg Cessna in sight. The Boeing plt then lost site of the Cessna after it touched down on rwy 30. The Boeing plt assumed the Cessna was clear of the rwy, so he continued his ldg. The collision occurred as the Boeing was rolling out, before the Cessna had cleared the rwy. The Cessna plt had completed his ldg roll & taxied to the rt of the rwy centerline. The Boeing struck the Cessna from behind & fm the left. The Cessna was equipped with a radio & the plt transmitted his intentions. The Boeing was not equipped with a radio. Traffic must reverse course, on the rwy, to taxi back to the only available exit located near the approach end of rwy 30.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5888B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33888
- Airframe hours
- 4,118
- Engine
- Continental O-470L, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. Croickshank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FCH · Fresno, CA
- Airport
- 2Q1 · Green Acres, runway 30, 2,400 × 60 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
- N5000V
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-5154
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richie, Clarence J.
- Registered owner
- Kaweah Crop Dusters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- 2Q1 · Green Acres, runway 30, 2,400 × 60 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 N5888B
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,322 total · 461 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5000V
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 5,500 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N5888B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.