- Date
- March 9, 1990, 16:51 local (21:51 UTC)
- Place
- Miramar, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19900309003621A19900309003622A
- Case key
- 32550
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Probable cause
The failure of the local controller to provide adequate traffic advisories to N7510H, the local controller's improper clearance to N7510H to descend through the traffic pattern, and the failure of the pilots of both aircraft to see and avoid each other. Factors which contributed to the accident were the local controller's workload and the effect of sunglare on the pilot of N48977.
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
N7510H had contacted tower se of arpt on radio freq used for north runway. Flt was cleared to descend thru patterns for runways 9R and 9L to 500 ft for banner drop. N48977 took off on 9R for touch & go, and was using radio freq for south runway. Controller gave N7510H traffic as cessnas on the downwind for 9R. Two other cessnas were on dwnwind; N48977 had not turned downwind yet. Plt of N7510H acknowledged traffic in sight. Controller gave cessnas on dwnwind traffic as banner towers inbnd from south. Controller was working a combined position of two runways and two radio freq. There were several acft in each pattern. She stated she did not have time to give specific traffic instructions to N7510H and N48977 due to workload. Plt in Cessna ahead of N48977 stated as he turned dwnwind for 9R the sunglare reduced visibility. N7510H and N48977 collided at a 90 deg angle shortly after N48977 turned downwind for runway 9R.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N48977
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281084
- Airframe hours
- 6,076
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Crest One Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 25, 1990 · 56 hours before
- Airport
- HWO · North Perry, runway 9R, 3,000 × 100 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
- N7510H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-371
- Airframe hours
- 11,725
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aerial Sign Company, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1989 · 255 hours before
- Airport
- HWO · North Perry
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 N48977
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,135 total · 555 in this make and model · 127 in the last 90 days · 67 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7510H
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 908 total · 170 in this make and model · 790 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 87 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- HWO, 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.