Airman Acres Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Collinsville, Oklahoma 74021
Tuesady, June 16, 1998 12:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the landing roll on a grass runway, the student pilot was distracted by an Air Force Boeing 707 flying overhead. When the pilot looked back to where he was going, he saw that the airplane was 'too close' to the airport property line. He applied the brakes and the 'aircraft started to move to the right.' He noticed that he was heading for a birdhouse and 'firewalled' the throttle and tried to turn the airplane; however, the airplane continued on a 'straight line going toward the birdhouse.' The airplane hit the birdhouse, went through a fence, and came to a stop in a residential swimming pool.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/16/1998
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1200
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City COLLINSVILLE
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74021
Event Date Year 1998
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport AIRMAN ACRES AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OK93
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 695
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
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) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 35
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
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) --
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1107
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 16 1998 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 11:32AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7914Z
NTSB Number FTW98LA271
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 150C
Aircraft Series Identifier 150C
Aircraft Serial Number 15060014
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Oct 19 1997 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 79
Airframe Hours 4023
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MAG CRAFT, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 7304 E. 126TH ST. N.
Aircraft Owner City COLLINSVILLE
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74021
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JERRY W. SPRINGER
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code OK93
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1115
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 2650
Runway Width 230
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --