- Date
- October 24, 1991, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N136ATPiper PA-28-161N3110RPiper PA-28-R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19911024047911A19911024047912A
- Case key
- 33023
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot in command of N136AT to maintain clearance from N3110R while diverting her attention to close her door during taxi to takeoff.
The failure of the pilot in command of N136AT to maintain clearance from N3110R while diverting her attention to close her door during taxi to takeoff.
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
Pilot of N136AT was cleared to taxi around N3110R and enter runway for takeoff. As pilot taxied she diverted her attention to close her door. Her aircraft veered to the right and her right wing collided with the left wing and propeller of N3110R.
Pilot of N136AT was cleared to taxi around N3110R and enter the runway for takeoff. As pilot taxied she diverted her attention to close her door. Her aircraft veered to the right and her right wing collided with the left wing and propeller of N3110R.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N136AT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916177
- Airframe hours
- 3,337
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 161 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Registered owner
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1991 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- DAB · Daytona Beach Regional
- Registration
- N3110R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-R-180 (PA-28-R-18)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-31113
- Airframe hours
- 6,871
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Registered owner
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 27, 1991 · 51 hours before
- Airport
- DAB · Daytona Beach Regional
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 N136AT
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 236 total · 20 in this make and model · 106 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3110R
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19,300 total · 600 in this make and model · 19,000 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 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.