- Date
- July 29, 2001, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20010729024211A
- Case key
- 52902
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of N89803 to insure his brakes were set and that the airplane was not rolling prior to diverting his attention to duties inside the cockpit, resulting in N89803 rolling forward and colliding with N8660Q which was parked in front of N89803.
The failure of the pilot of N89803 to insure his brakes were set and that the airplane was not rolling prior to diverting his attention to duties inside the cockpit, resulting in N89803 rolling forward and colliding with N8660Q which was parked in front of N89803.
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 pilot of N89803 stated that while parked on the ramp he was busy putting on a headset when the brakes must have gotten released. The airplane rolled forward and struck N8660Q, which was parked in front of N89803.
The pilot of N89803 stated that while parked on the ramp he was busy putting on a headset when the brakes must have gotten released. The airplane rolled forward and struck N8660Q, which was parked in front of N89803.
Factual narrative
Same as narrative for MIA01LA201A.
On July 29, 2001, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N89803, registered to Friedman Aircraft Leasing, collided with a standing Beech 35-B33, N8660Q, registered to an individual, at Herlong Airport, Jacksonville, Florida. Both aircraft were being operated as 14 CFR Part 91 personal flights. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time no flight plan was filed for N89803. An instrument flight plan was filed for N8660Q. Both airplanes received substantial damage. The commercial-rated pilot on N89803 and the private-rated pilot and two passengers on N8660Q were not injured. The flights were originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot of N89803 stated that there was a comment on the time board for the airplane indicating the airplane had a magneto problem. He ran the engine in the airplane tie down area and the magnetos checked good. He had the engine power at idle and was putting on a headset when he must have released the brakes. The airplane moved across the ramp while he was looking down and collided with N8660Q.
The pilot of N8660Q stated he was preparing for flight and was in the cockpit of his airplane. His two passengers were outside the airplane, behind the right wing. A Cessna, N89803, was parked across from him and he heard the engine of this airplane start up. He then caught sight of a wing coming at his windshield. The right wing of the Cessna contacted his stopped propeller blade and the spinner contacted his right wing and slid up his wing. The turning propeller of the Cessna then contacted his right wing's leading edge and the engine continued to run for 1 to 2 minutes. After the engine of the Cessna was shut down, one of his passengers pushed the Cessna away from his airplane to prevent a fire.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N89803
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282874
- Airframe hours
- 8,276
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Friedman Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 2001 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 23J · Jacksonville, FL
- Airport
- 23J · Herlong
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
- N8660Q
- Reported as
- Beech 35-B33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-813
- Airframe hours
- 3,573
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Frazier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 12, 2001 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 23J · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- PNS · Pensacola, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 23J · Herlong
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 N89803
- Age
- 77
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 3, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,140 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 12,030 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8660Q
- Age
- 54
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- June 6, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 794 total · 390 in this make and model · 685 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N89803 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.