- Date
- January 3, 1990, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19900103001451A19900103001452A
- Case key
- 26713
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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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of the Mooney to stop his aircraft in a timely manner to avoid a collision.
Failure of the pilot of the Mooney to stop his aircraft in a timely manner to avoid a collision.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A Mooney mark 22 collided with a stationary Cessna 172 holding on a taxiway after the Mooney had landed and cleared off the runway. The Mooney pilot had made two right turns prior to the collision. There were no restrictions or obstructions to visibility and there was no reported attempts to stop the Mooney by the pilot. He had been experiencing a mechanical stearing difficulty during taxi operations.
A Mooney mark 22 collided with a stationary Cessna 172 holding on a taxiway after the Mooney had landed and cleared off the runway. The Mooney pilot had made two right turns prior to the collision. There were no restrictions or obstructons to visibility and there was no reported attempts to stop the Mooney by the pilot. He had been experiencing a mechanical stearing difficulty during the taxi operations.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7716M
- Reported as
- Mooney Mark 22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680007
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-A1A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S.R. Jenny
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
- Airport
- APV · Apple Valley, runway 18, 6,500 × 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
- N12963
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Midfield Aviation
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- APV · Apple Valley, runway 18, 6,500 × 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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7716M
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,350 total · 480 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N12963
- Age
- 67
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,748 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.