# NTSB NYC92LA069: Cessna 150, N6544G, Sanford, ME, February 15, 1992 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 15, 1992, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Sanford, ME - Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD SEACOAST RGNL (SFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37133 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37133/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA069 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N64147 TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPACING AND VISUAL LOOKOUT FROM N6544G WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A GROUND COLLISION. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N64147 TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPACING AND VISUAL LOOKOUT FROM N6544G WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A GROUND COLLISION. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - inattentive, pilot of other aircraft - clearance - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - inattentive, pilot in command - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE CESSNA 150 WAS TAXIING ON A RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER RUNWAY, A CESSNA 172, WHICH WAS TAXIING BEHIND, COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA 150. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 SAID, 'I STARTED TO CONCENTRATE ON...WHERE I WOULD PARK...MY LINE OF SIGHT WAS TO MY LEFT, AS I RETURNED MY...SIGHT TO THE RIGHT...[THE CESSNA 150] HAD TURNED...IN FRONT OF US...IT WAS EVIDENT WE WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME.' ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE CESSNA 150 WAS TAXING ON A RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER RUNWAY, A CESSNA 172, WHICH WAS TAXING BEHIND, COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA 150. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 SAID, 'I STARTED TO CONCENTRATE ON...WHERE I WOULD PARK...MY LINE OF SIGHT WAS TO MY LEFT, AS I RETURNED MY...SIGHT TO THE RIGHT...[THE CESSNA 150] HAD TURNED...IN FRONT OF US...IT WAS EVIDENT WE WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME.' ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N6544G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544G-2022-08-15), registration cancelled 2022-08-15, S/N 15072044, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15072044 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Anthony S. Pruszenski - Registered owner: Anthony S. Pruszenski - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 2, 2000, 6 hours before - Destination: 2B2, PLUM ISLAND, MA - Airport: SFM, Sanford, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N64147](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64147), registered now, S/N 17265047, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17265047 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: North Shore Aero Club Inc. - Registered owner: North Shore Aero Club Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 2000 - Airport: SFM, Sanford, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N6544G; age 40; flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,350 total, 250 in this make and model, 1,200 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N64147; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 539 total, 206 in this make and model, 539 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19920215004601A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215004601A), Feb 15, 1992: Cessna 150L, Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Turning onto runway for takeoff was struck by N64147 that was back taxiing on runway and failed to note traffic. - [Accident 19920215004602A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215004602A), Feb 15, 1992: Cessna 172M, Sanford, ME, Minor damage. While back taxiing on runway after landing collided with N6544G that was turning onto runway to depart. Didn't yield ## Other investigations on N6544G (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA169), Mar 30, 2021: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Hardwick Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate prefight inspection, during which he failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB NYC92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA015), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.