Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Francis S Gabreski Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
W Hampton Beach, New York 11978
Sunday, October 7, 2001 13:56 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilots of two tailwheel-equipped airplanes landed on the same runway, with one following the other, and cleared the runway at the same taxiway. Both had received taxi instructions to cross an intersecting runway and taxi to parking on the other side. The pilot of the first airplane thought he heard his radio call sign being used by the control tower for an airplane still on the runway, and elected to hold short of the intersecting runway until his position could be verified with the control tower. He tried to contact the control tower, but was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, the pilot of the second airplane continued ahead on the taxiway, toward the first airplane. The pilot of the second airplane was unaware that the pilot of the first airplane had stopped on the taxiway centerline and was holding short of the intersecting runway. The pilot of the second airplane reported he was taxiing with a locked tail wheel due to a crosswind, and could not see over the nose of his airplane. He also reported he was making shallow "S" turns. However, he did not see the airplane ahead of him on the taxiway until it was too late to stop. He applied the brakes as the left wing of his airplane struck the rudder of the stopped airplane from behind.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Inadequate visual lookout during taxi by the pilot of the other airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/7/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1356 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | W Hampton Beach |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 11978 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 405030N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0723812W |
| Event Location Airport | Francis S Gabreski Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | FOK |
| 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 | 67 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1353 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FOK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 67 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| 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) | 13 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 18 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 23 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| 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 | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 11283 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA EROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Oct 8 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1620 |
| 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 | Farmingdale, New York |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N224HP | N230HB |
| NTSB Number | NYC02LA006A | NYC02LA006B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Pierce | Bok |
| Aircraft Model | Bushby Mustang II | Lazer |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1242 | HB-1 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1600 | 1600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 3 2001 12:00AM | Feb 24 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 12 | 31 |
| Airframe Hours | 330 | 161 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | No |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Dean E. Sanborn | Hans Bok |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Wantagh | North Dartmouth |
| Aircraft Owner State | NY | MA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 11793 | 02747 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | GFL | FOK |
| Departure City | Glens Falls | W Hampton Beach |
| Departure State | NY | NY |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1215 | 1342 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | FOK | -- |
| Destination City | W Hampton Beach | W Hampton Beach |
| Destination State | NY | NY |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - engine(s) operating | Taxi - from landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 20 2001 11:37AM | Nov 20 2001 11:37AM |
| User who most recently changed record | COXP | COXP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 33 | 33 |
| Runway Length | 5000 | 5000 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |