- Date
- November 25, 1990, 16:05 local (Nov 26, 1990, 02:05 UTC)
- Place
- Wahiawa, HI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19901125056992I19901125056991I
- Case key
- 27030
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Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots of both airplanes which resulted in the collision. Contributing to the accident was the improper VFR procedures of N88TE while transitioning through the wheeler afb airport traffic area.
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
Two Cessna 152'S collided in mid air. Both airplanes returned to their destination airport and landed safely. One of the Cessna 152'S planned flight path overflew the airport traffic area where the other airplane was descending to enter the airport traffic pattern. The pilot of the overflying C-152 stated that he was flying at an altitude of 2,200 feet MSL. The published transition over the airport instructs pilots to contact air traffic control tower and expect an altitude of 2,500 feet.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N95144
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285857
- Airframe hours
- 4,620
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hickam/Wheeler Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 29, 1990 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- HHI · Wheeler Afb, HI
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- N88TE
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284536
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eveland, Chacy R.
- Registered owner
- Eveland Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
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 N95144
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 914 total · 360 in this make and model · 746 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N88TE
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 60 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HHI, 4 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 N95144 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.