LAX91LA258

NTSB accident investigation · Beech F33A · Mobile, AZ · June 11, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 11, 1991, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
Place
Mobile, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6486NBeech F33AN5519ABeech F-33A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
27244

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Probable cause

The failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to exit the runway onto the taxiway at a speed sufficient to stop prior to colliding with the stopped aircraft.

The failure of the pilot to exit the runway onto the taxiway at a speed sufficient to stop prior to colliding with the stopped aircraft.

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.

On ground/water collision with objectTaxi - from landing
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Taxispeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
On ground/water collision with objectTaxi - from landing
Taxispeed - excessivePilot of other aircraftCause

Analysis

Two Beech F33A aircraft, N6486N and N5519A, collided on the ground at the Mobile, Arizona, airport during two supervised solo instructional flights. Both aircraft were owned and operated by airline training center, goodyear, Arizona, as part of the lufthansa airlines pilot training program. N5519A had landed on the runway and pulled off onto the parallel taxiway and stopped to complete the post landing checklist. N6486N landed on the runway, exited at the high speed turn off and collided with N5519A. The pilot of N6486N said that he was traveling too fast when he turned off the runway to stop behind N5519A.

Two Beech F33A aircraft, N6486N and N5519A, collided on the ground at the Mobile, Arizona, airport during two supervised solo instructional flights. Both aircraft were owned and operated by airline training center, goodyear, Arizona, as part of the lufthansa airlines pilot training program. N5519A had landed on the runway and pulled off onto the parallel taxiway and stopped to complete the post landing checklist. N6486N landed on the runway, exited at the high speed turn off and collided with N5519A. The pilot of N6486N said that he was traveling too fast when he turned off the runway to stop behind N5519A.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N6486N
Reported as
Beech F33A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CE 1007
Engine
Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Airline Training Center
Registered owner
Airline Training Center
Last inspection
Unknown · January 2, 2000
Flight plan
Company VFR
Airport
1AZ0 · Mobile Pvt, runway 9, 4,500 × 75 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
N5519A
Reported as
Beech F-33A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CE 1337
Engine
Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Airline Training Center
Registered owner
Airline Training Center
Last inspection
Unknown · January 2, 2000
Flight plan
Company VFR
Airport
1AZ0 · Mobile Pvt, runway 9, 4,500 × 75 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 N6486N
Age
25
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Role
Pilot, aircraft N5519A
Age
23
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
330° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
20,000 ft overcast
Temperature
79 °F
Observed at
1AZ0, 1 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.