Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Kissimmee Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Kissimmee, Florida 34641
Saturday, October 20, 2001 12:50 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The Cessna landed on runway 6, cleared the runway at taxiway Delta, and was instructed by ground control to hold position on the taxiway. The North American SNJ-6 pilot landed on runway 6, turned onto taxiway Delta, lost sight of the Cessna, and taxiied into the tail section of the Cessna . There were no injuries to the occupants of either airplane. The SNJ-6 sustained minor damage to the propeller and cowling. The Cessna sustained substantial damage; the rudder, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and horizontal stablizer were destroyed, the empennage displayed twisting up to the rear window, and the propeller was damaged.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of the SNJ-6 pilot to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an on-ground collision with another airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/20/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1250 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Kissimmee |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 34641 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | Kissimmee Municipal Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ISM |
| 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 | 82 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1250 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ISM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 85 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2200 |
| 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) | 28 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 50 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 14 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.03 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KISM 201550Z 05011KT 10SM SCT021 27/22 A3004 |
| 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) | 12159 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 1 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1000 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 28 2002 10:10AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Orlando FSDO-15 |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N453WA | N64AF |
| NTSB Number | ATL02LA007A | ATL02LA007B |
| 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 | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | North American | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | SNJ-6 | 172 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 121-42823 | 17280069 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 5300 | 2450 |
| 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 | Retractable | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 7 2001 12:00AM | Sep 27 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 50.5 | 60 |
| Airframe Hours | 5672.5 | 4799 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Warbird Adventures, Inc. | Aviation Training Enterprises of Illinois |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 233 North Hoagland Blvd. | 3N040 Powis road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Kissimmee | West Chicago |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL | IL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 34741 | 60185 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | -- | American Flyers |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | 301 Dyer Blvd |
| Operator City | -- | Kissimmee |
| Operator State | -- | FL |
| Operator Country | -- | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | 34741 |
| 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) | Instructional | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | ISM | ISM |
| Departure City | Kissimmee | Kissimmee |
| Departure State | FL | FL |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1235 | 1030 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | -- | -- |
| Destination City | -- | -- |
| Destination State | -- | -- |
| Destination Country | -- | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Taxi - from landing | Taxi - from landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 21 2002 3:24PM | Mar 21 2002 3:24PM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 6 | 060 |
| Runway Length | 5000 | 5000 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |