- Date
- May 30, 1989, 06:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890530013472A19890530013471A
- Case key
- 26420
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Probable cause
The pilot of the other aircraft displayed poor judgement when he elected to continue taxiing in the runup area when visual lookout could not be maintained.
The pilot displayed poor judgement in continuing to taxi when a visual lookout could not be maintained.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While parked in the runup area, preparing to takeoff from r unway 22, the aircraft was run into by a Cessna 172N that was taxiing into the area. The pilot of the other aircraft stated that he did not realize how the rising sun obscured the runup area and never saw the 177RG that he ran into.
While taxiing to the run-up area, the pilot reported that the sun had just risen and visibility was restricted. The pilot was trying to position the airplane in the run-up area when his airplane collided with another airplane already in the run-up area.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N737WR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269735
- Airframe hours
- 1,293
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Operations Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aero Flete
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1989 · 1,293 hours before
- Destination
- 051 · Lincoln, CA
- Airport
- SAC · Sacramento, runway 20, 5,503 × 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
- N1844Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0244
- Airframe hours
- 4,740
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Flyers
- Registered owner
- Folk, Daniel M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 30, 1989 · 28 hours before
- Airport
- SAC · Sacramento, runway 20, 5,503 × 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 N737WR
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 38 in this make and model · 246 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1844Q
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 300 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC
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 N737WR · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.