Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Love Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Dallas, Texas 75235
Friday, July 28, 1995 7:37 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE CESSNA 401, N31DB, HAD BEEN CLEARED TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 13L, AND REPORTED HAVING THE BOEING 737, N675AA, IN SIGHT. AFTER TURNING NORTHWEST ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO, THE CESSNA CAPTAIN LOST SIGHT OF THE 737. THE CESSNA FIRST OFFICER WAS OCCUPIED WITH DUTIES INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND DID NOT SEE THE 737 UNTIL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE COLLISION. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 13L, THE 737 EXITED THE RUNWAY, RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO THE GATE, BUT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIVING THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY CONCERNING THE CESSNA TO HIS LEFT. THE 737 PROCEEDED TO TAXI NORTHWEST ON TAXIWAY MIKE. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE 737 MERGED FROM MIKE ONTO BRAVO. THE 737 CREW STATED THEY NEVER SAW THE CESSNA. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANES TAXIING PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER WITH THE 737 SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE CESSNA AND GRADUALLY CONVERGING UNTIL THE LEFT WING OF THE 737 IMPACTED THE RUDDER OF THE CESSNA. ALTHOUGH THE GROUND CONTROLLER 'ANTICIPATED' THAT THE 737 WOULD FOLLOW THE CESSNA, HE DID NOT ISSUE SPECIFIC SEQUENCING INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THIS TOOK PLACE.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREWS OF THE BOEING 737, N675AA, AND THE CESSNA 401, N31DB, TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF 737 FLIGHTCREW TO RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY GIVEN BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER IDENTIFYING POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND THE FAILURE OF THE GROUND CONTROLLER TO ISSUE SEQUENCING INSTRUCTIONS TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/28/1995 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 737 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | DALLAS |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 75235 |
| Event Date Year | 1995 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | LOVE FIELD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DAL |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 487 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 745 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DAL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 487 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 29 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 180 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 99 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1312 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 28 1995 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 830 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 7 2001 12:43PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N675AA | N31DB |
| NTSB Number | FTW95FA319A | FTW95FA319B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOEING | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 737-3A4 | 401 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 737-3A4 | 401 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 23253 | 401-0202 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 130000 | 6300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 145 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | Jun 23 1995 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | 47 |
| Airframe Hours | 29223 | 6172 |
| ELT Installed | No | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | FIRST SECURITY BANK OF UTAH NA | QUALIFLIGHT TRAINING, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 79 S MAIN ST | 4201 N MAIN BLDG S 2 3 |
| Aircraft Owner City | SALT LAKE CITY | FT. WORTH |
| Aircraft Owner State | UT | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 84111 | 76106 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | P. O. BOX 36611 | |
| Operator City | DALLAS | |
| Operator State | TX | |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 75235 | |
| Operator Code | SWAA | GTUA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Cargo |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | AMA | DAL |
| Departure City | AMARILLO | |
| Departure State | TX | |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 640 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | DAL | TYR |
| Destination City | TYLER | |
| Destination State | TX | |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi | Taxi |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 13L | 13L |
| Runway Length | 7753 | 7753 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |