Herlong Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jacksonville, Florida 32210
Sunday, July 29, 2001 10:00 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot of N89803 stated that while parked on the ramp he was busy putting on a headset when the brakes must have gotten released. The airplane rolled forward and struck N8660Q, which was parked in front of N89803.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the pilot of N89803 to insure his brakes were set and that the airplane was not rolling prior to diverting his attention to duties inside the cockpit, resulting in N89803 rolling forward and colliding with N8660Q which was parked in front of N89803.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/29/2001
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1000
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Jacksonville
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 32210
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 301640N
Event Location Longitude 0814821W
Event Location Airport Herlong
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 23J
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 87
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 956 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 30
Weather Observation Facility ID JAX
Elevation of weather observation facility 30
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 23
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 250
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.16
Density Altitude (feet) 1200
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 11271
NTSB Notification Source FAA ATL Comm. Center
NTSB Notification Date Jul 29 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1042
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2002 7:11AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Orlando

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N89803 N8660Q
NTSB Number MIA01LA201A MIA01LA201B
Missing Aircraft Indicator -- --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? No Yes
Damage Substantial Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna Beech
Aircraft Model 152 35-B33
Aircraft Series Identifier -- --
Aircraft Serial Number 15282874 CD-813
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670 3000
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 2 4
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 11 2001 12:00AM Jul 12 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10 4
Airframe Hours 8276 3573
ELT Installed Yes Yes
ELT Activated No No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No No
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name Friedman Aircraft Leasing James L. Frazier
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2050 Foxwood Drive 7645 Brook Forest Place
Aircraft Owner City Orange Park Pensacola
Aircraft Owner State FL FL
Aircraft Owner Country USA USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32073 32514
Operator is an individual? No No
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? -- --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation -- --
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 Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code 23J 23J
Departure City Jacksonville Jacksonville
Departure State FL FL
Departure Country USA USA
Departure Time 1000 1000
Departure Time Zone EDT EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere --
Destination Airport Code -- PNS
Destination City -- Pensacola
Destination State -- FL
Destination Country -- USA
Specific Phase of Flight Standing - engine(s) operating Standing - engine(s) not operating
Report sent to ICAO? No No
Evacuation occurred Yes Yes
Date of most recent change to record Sep 27 2001 3:41PM Sep 27 2001 3:41PM
User who most recently changed record PREJ PREJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location -- --
Runway Length -- --
Runway Width -- --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --