# NTSB WPR13LA286: Cessna 182T, N411CP, San Diego, CA, June 24, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 23, 2013, 21:15 local (Jun 24, 2013, 04:15 UTC)
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Coordinates: 32.809444, -117.137222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8094&lon=-117.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 2014
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13LA286
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87280/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA286

## Probable cause (aircraft 2)

Both pilots’ failure to maintain a proper visual lookout while taxiing during nighttime conditions, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md)
- [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome, aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md)
- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 231 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540/cases.md)
- [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome, aircraft 2; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)
- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

Two Cessna airplanes collided while taxiing during nighttime operations. The Cessna 182T pilot reported that he was taxiing on taxiway H toward the runway when he suddenly noticed a white airplane, which was approaching from the right, appear in his windscreen. He applied maximum braking; however, his airplane's right wing impacted the other airplane's left wing. The Cessna 172S pilot, who was at the flight controls, and the pilot-rated passenger, who was obtaining an instrument clearance, reported that they were taxiing from the transit parking ramp onto taxiway H when they both felt the airplane lurch. Neither occupant of the Cessna 172S saw the Cessna 182T until after the impact occurred. Both pilots reported that their navigational and taxi lights were on at the time of the collision. A postaccident examination of the airport environment in similar lighting conditions to when the accident occurred revealed no airport obstructions that would have restricted the visibility of the pilots or affected their ability to see and avoid the other airplane.

## Factual narrative (aircraft 2)

On June 23, 2013, about 2115 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182T airplane, N411CP, and a Cessna 172S airplane, N694RR, collided while on the ground at the Montgomery Field Airport (KMYF) San Diego, California. The commercial pilot onboard the Cessna 182T and the private pilot and pilot rated passenger onboard the Cessna 172S were not injured. The Cessna 182T sustained substantial damage to the right aileron, and the Cessna 172S sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The Cessna 182T was registered to and operated by KQM Aviation, and the Cessna 172S was registered to Rowbot, LLC, and operated by Justice Aviation. Both airplanes were operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot of the Cessna 182T did not file a flight plan; the pilot of the Cessna 172S filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan but it was not opened. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot of the Cessna 182T reported that the purpose of the flight was to maintain night currency. After the first landing, the pilot reported over the radio that he was clear of the runway and taxiing on taxiway H to return to the runway. While taxiing with navigational and taxi lights on, the pilot noticed a white airplane appear in his right windscreen; he applied maximum braking, but the airplane still impacted the other airplane's outboard left wing. The pilot of the Cessna 172S reported that they were taxiing with navigational and taxi lights on from the transit parking ramp onto taxiway H. He was at the flight controls and the pilot rated passenger was obtaining an IFR clearance when they both felt the entire airplane lurch. They turned to look out the window and they saw a propeller next to the left side of their airplane. Both occupants reported that they did not see the Cessna 182T until after it struck their airplane. During a postaccident examination of the area, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector reported that he revisited the airport in similar lighting conditions as when the accident occurred. The inspector reported that while he was driving the routes reported by the pilots, there were no airport obstructions that would have restricted their visibility. FAA Regulations [14 CFR 91.113(b)] required that each person operating an aircraft maintain vigilance so as to "see and avoid other aircraft."

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N411CP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411CP), registered now, S/N 18282232, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18282232
- Year built: 2010
- Airframe hours: 1059
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Kqm Aviation
- Registered owner: Kqm Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 20, 2013, 32 hours before
- Departed: MYF, San Diego, CA
- Destination: MYF, San Diego, CA
- Airport: MYF, Montgomery Field Airport, runway 28R, 4,577 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N694RR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N694RR-2017-01-10), registration cancelled 2017-01-10, S/N 172S10587, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S10587
- Year built: 2007
- Airframe hours: 2375
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Justice Aviation
- Registered owner: Rowbot LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 5, 2013, 14 hours before
- Departed: MYF, San Diego, CA
- Destination: SMO, Santa Monica, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MYF, Montgomery Field Airport
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N411CP; age 42; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 15, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,235 total, 1,084 in this make and model, 1,916 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days
- Pilot, aircraft N694RR; age 31; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 28, 2012; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 812 total, 103 in this make and model, 568 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot-rated passenger, aircraft N694RR; age 49; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 29, 2013; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 12,923 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 12,823 as pilot in command, 128 in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: MYF

## 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 20130623012191A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130623012191A), Jun 23, 2013: Cessna 182T, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. On June 23, 2013, about 2115 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N411CP collided with a Cessna 172S, N694RR at Montgomery Field (myf) taxiway "h" (hotel).…
- [Accident 20130623012201A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130623012201A), Jun 23, 2013: Cessna 172S, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. On June 23, 2013, about 2115 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N411CP collided with a Cessna 172S, N694RR at Montgomery Field (myf) taxiway "h" (hotel).…

## Docket (9 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 27, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87280. 4.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 235 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413820&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 2, .PDF, 731 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413821&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Record of Conversation – Pilot-Rated Passenger N694RR (item 3, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413822&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20%E2%80%93%20Pilot-Rated%20Passenger%20N694RR-Master.PDF
- Record of Conversation – FAA Inspector - On Scene Activities (item 4, .PDF, 27 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413823&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20%E2%80%93%20FAA%20Inspector%20-%20On%20Scene%20Activities-Master.PDF
- Record of Conversation – FAA Inspector – Post Accident Activities (item 5, .PDF, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413824&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20%E2%80%93%20FAA%20Inspector%20%E2%80%93%20Post%20Accident%20Activities-Master.PDF
- MYF Airport diagram (item 6, .PDF, 342 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413825&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=MYF%20Airport%20diagram-Master.PDF
- Photo Series 1 – On Scene Images (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 7, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413826&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Series%201%20%E2%80%93%20On%20Scene%20Images%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)%20-Master.PDF
- Photo 2 – Damage to the left wing of N694RR (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 8, .PDF, 374 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413827&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20%E2%80%93%20Damage%20to%20the%20left%20wing%20of%20N694RR%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)%0D%0A-Master.PDF
- Photo 3 – Damage to the right aileron of N411CP (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 9, .PDF, 567 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413828&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20%E2%80%93%20Damage%20to%20the%20right%20aileron%20of%20N411CP%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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