- Date
- February 3, 1994, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N199JOconnell LAZER-200N72074Cessna U-206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19940203001461A19940203001462A
- Case key
- 37488
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of the conventional gear airplane to maintain a visual lookout for other aircraft.
The failure of the pilot-in-command of the conventional gear airplane to maintain a visual lookout for other 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.
Analysis
An airplane with conventional gear was taxiing from the active runway, and was cleared to cross the runway and continue to the ramp. The pilot stated he had no forward visibility and did not make 's-turns'. On the other side of the runway another airplane was holding short for take off on the same taxiway. The conventional gear airplane struck the other airplane causing substantial damage to both aircraft.
An airplane with conventional gear was taxiing from the active runway, and was cleared to cross the runway and continue to the ramp. The pilot stated he had no forward visibility but did not make 's-turns'. On the other side of the runway another airplane was holding short on the same taxiway. The conventional gear airplane struck the other airplane causing substantial damage to both aircraft.
Factual narrative
Narrative the same as MIA94LA065A.
On February 3, 1994, about 1220 eastern standard time, a Cessna U-206, N72074, and a homebuilt OConnel Z-200, N199J, were involved in an on-ground collision while taxiing at Albert Whitted Airport, St. Petersburg, Florida. N72074 was operating as a 14 CFR Part 135, domestic, cargo flight as Red Barron No. 7. N199J was operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and N72074 was on an IFR flight plan and N199J was not on a flight plan. Both aircraft were substantially damaged and both pilots reported no injuries. N72074 was initiating his flight at the time of the accident, and N199J was terminating his local flight that had started about 1100 the same day.
The pilot of N72074 stated he saw the other aircraft at the last minute and was unable to take any evasive maneuver. The pilot of N199J stated that he was not "S-turning" his conventional gear airplane and did not see the other aircraft before impact.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N199J
- Reported as
- Oconnell LAZER-200
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ballard, William C.
- Registered owner
- Ballard, William C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 6, 3,322 × 100 ft
- Registration
- N72074
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1275
- Airframe hours
- 3,410
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Red Barron Aviation
- Registered owner
- Gallops, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 6, 3,322 × 100 ft
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 N199J
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 40 in this make and model · 1,170 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N72074
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 150 in this make and model · 3,650 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPG
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.