St. Lucie International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Ft. Pierce, Florida 34946
Monday, September 11, 2000 12:46 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A Cherokee was in the traffic pattern executing touch and go landing, and the Aztec was inbound to the airport. The Cherokee and the Aztec collided in-flight in controlled airspace, while under the control of the local controller. There was a shift change at the control tower a few minutes prior to the midair collision. The relieving local controller declined a formal briefing of the location of traffic because he was busy.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Failure of local controller to provide adequate spacing between two airplanes that resulted in a midair collision. Contributing Factors: the local controller declined receiving a formal brief before relieving the controller on duty. The controller who was relieved failed to ensure proper briefing of local traffic.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/11/2000
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1246
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City FT. PIERCE
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 34946
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport ST. LUCIE INTERNATIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FPR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 3
Degrees magnetic from airport 270
Airport Elevation 24
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1053 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID FPR
Elevation of weather observation facility 24
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 3
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Not Reported
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
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) 86
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 70
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1800
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 11118
NTSB Notification Source FAA COMM CTNR ATLANTA
NTSB Notification Date Sep 11 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1315
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 4 2001 12:55PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N9208N N54325
NTSB Number ATL00FA091A ATL00FA091B
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 Destroyed Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Piper Piper
Aircraft Model PA-28-161 PA-23-250
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28-161 PA-23-250
Aircraft Serial Number 28-41008 27-7554029
Certified Max Gross Weight 2350 5200
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 6
Number of Engines 1 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 8 2000 12:00AM Sep 1 1999 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection -- 116
Airframe Hours 8369 8381
ELT Installed Yes Yes
ELT Activated Yes Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL ST. LUCIE PETROLEUM
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 2708 2178 RESERUE PARK TRE
Aircraft Owner City VERO BEACH PORT ST. LUCIE
Aircraft Owner State FL FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32961 34986
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name ROGER M. BOROMEI
Operator Same as Owner? Yes No
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes No
Operator Street Address 5005 US HWY 441N
Operator City OKEECHOBEE
Operator State FL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 34972
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) Instructional Personal
Second Pilot on Board No No
Departure Point Same as Event No No
Departure Airport Code VRB OBE
Departure City VERO BEACH OKEECHOBEE
Departure State FL FL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1230 1230
Departure Time Zone EDT EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code FPR
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach Approach
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 22 2001 4:04AM Jul 22 2001 4:04AM
User who most recently changed record dbo dbo
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9 9
Runway Length 6492 6492
Runway Width 150 150
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --