- Date
- March 2, 1991, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marana, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N803RBBoeing A75N68486Boeing A75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910302005631A19910302005632A
- Case key
- 27127
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot in the trailing airplane to maintain clearance from the lead airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the lead airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
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
The pilots of two Boeing A75 airplanes were practicing form ups for an air show. By pre-arrangement, the lead pilot entered a right 20 degree bank and began turning. The pilot who was in trail was supposed to pass beneath the lead airplane's right side and form up on the lead airplane's left side. During the crossing maneuver, the pilot of the trailing airplane lost sight of the lead airplane and pulled up prematurely, colliding with the bottom of the lead airplane's left wing.
The pilots of two Boeing A75 airplanes were practicing form ups for an air show. By pre-arrangement, the lead pilot entered a right 20 degree bank and began turning. The pilot who was in trail was supposed to pass beneath the lead airplane's right side and form up on the lead airplane's left side. During the crossing maneuver, the pilot of the trailing airplane lost sight of the lead airplane and pulled up prematurely, colliding with the bottom of the lead airplane's left wing.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N803RB
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-1668
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Schwan Sales Ent. Inc., doing business as Red Barron Pizza Co.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
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
- N68486
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7842
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Schwan Sales Ent. Inc., doing business as Red Barron Pizza
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N803RB
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,750 total · 7,500 in this make and model · 11,200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N68486
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 2,800 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.