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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Parkertown, Ohio 44824
Tuesady, February 15, 2000 14:30 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A low wing Piper was in level flight at 3,700 feet, heading in a northerly direction. A high wing Cessna was climbing through 3,300 feet for a final cruise altitude of 3,500 feet. The pilot of the Piper felt a bump and the windshield broke. Assuming that he had hit a bird, the pilot returned to LPR and landed uneventfully. The pilot of the Cessna noticed a vertical fin just slightly to the right of the airplane. The Cessna impacted the Piper, and both airplanes landed uneventfully at different airports. Examination of the Piper revealed a black rubber streak that on the top of the fuselage, about 5 degrees right of centerline, and extended reward about 4 feet. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were damaged from the top rudder hinge upward. Examination of the Cessna revealed a gash in the fuselage that extended from aft of the firewall to where the wing strut met the fuselage. Pieces of metal and wires were found embedded in the gash. The right hand door was missing from the airplane. A gash and white paint transfer was observed on the nose wheel tire. Inside the cabin area of the airplane was the rudder counter weight from the Piper.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/15/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1430 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | PARKERTOWN |
| Event State | OHIO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 44824 |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1514 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 90 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CLE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 792 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 41 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2400 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| 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) | -1 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -4 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 200 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 607 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 15 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1520 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 21 2001 4:05AM |
| 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 | N8264G | N1742V |
| NTSB Number | NYC00LA081A | NYC00LA081B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Piper | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28-236 | 172M |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-28-236 | 172M |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28-8011016 | 17263735 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3000 | 1393 |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 7 2000 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 4 | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 1863 | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | REASER ENTERPRISES INC. | GALION AIR INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 1072 | 224 S. RIBLET ST. |
| Aircraft Owner City | ELYRIA | GALION |
| Aircraft Owner State | OH | OH |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 44036 | 44833 |
| 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 | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | LPR | SKY |
| Departure City | ELYRIA | SANDUSKY |
| Departure State | OH | OH |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 1400 | 1415 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | GQQ | |
| Destination City | GALION | |
| Destination State | OH | |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering | Climb |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 21 2001 4:05AM | Apr 21 2001 4:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |