Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Brainerd-Crow Wing County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Brainerd, Minnesota 56401
Friday, November 27, 1998 12:01 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A Cessna 172P, N52502, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage, when it collided with a Cessna 172M, N80357, during touchdown on Runway 23 at Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport (BRD), Brainerd, Minnesota. The pilot of N52502 stated that he had made a call on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) of 122.7 and did not hear any other traffic in the area. A witness stated that he saw N52502 overtake and land on top of N80357, which had completed its touchdown on runway 23. Inspection of both aircraft by a mechanic revealed that both communication radios of N80357 were set to a frequency of 122.7 MHz and that the communication radios of N52502 were set to 135.8 MHz and 122.9 MHz. The CTAF for BRD was 122.7 MHz.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The visual lookout not obtained/maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the unicom frequency not selected and the traffic advisory not issued by the pilot. An additional factor was the aircraft moving on the ground.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/27/1998 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1201 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | BRAINERD |
| Event State | MINNESOTA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 56401 |
| Event Date Year | 1998 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | BRAINERD-CROW WING COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BRD |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1226 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1153 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BRD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1226 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| 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) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| 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 | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 3 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1719 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 27 1998 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1818 |
| 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 | N52502 | N80357 |
| NTSB Number | CHI99LA040A | CHI99LA040B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 172P | 172M |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 172P | 172M |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17274542 | 17266546 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 | 2300 |
| 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 14 1998 12:00AM | Sep 7 1998 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 26 | 72 |
| Airframe Hours | 4397 | 8939 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | PREMIER AIR CENTER INC | LEADERS FLYING SERVICE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 18 TERMINAL DR | PO BOX 157 |
| Aircraft Owner City | EAST ALTON | CLEAR LAKE |
| Aircraft Owner State | IL | MN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 62024 | 55319 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | ||
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | ||
| Operator City | ||
| Operator State | ||
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | ||
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| 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 | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | DLL | 8Y6 |
| Departure City | BARABOO | CLEAR LAKE |
| Departure State | WI | MN |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 900 | 1115 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | BRD | BRD |
| Destination City | ||
| Destination State | ||
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 23 | 23 |
| Runway Length | 6500 | 6500 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |