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

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

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 -- --