Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Antonio Rivera Rodriquez Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765
Thursday, June 20, 2002 16:20 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
According to both pilots, they had reported their positions on the Unicom frequency, and announced their intentions. The Cessna pilot said that he entered traffic on the downwind at 1,000 feet, and turned base to final. The Britten-Norman pilot said he turned left from base leg to final approach, but did not mention anything about a downwind leg. At 500 feet, both airplanes touched wing tips; the Cessna's damage was to the right wing and the Britten-Norman's damage was to the left wing. The Britten-Norman's pilot continued the approach and landed without further incident on runway 9. The Cessna's pilot initiated a go-around, for another approach, and landed without further incident on runway 9. The reported weather at San Juan (SJU), Puerto Rico, 34 miles northwest of the crash site, at 1656 was: 2,700 few, visibility 10 sm, winds 070 at 14 knots with gusts to 19 knots, temperature 84 degrees F, dew point 73 degrees F, and the altimeter was 30.01 inches Hg.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
the failure of both pilots to see and avoid, also causal was the failure of the pilot of the Britten-Norman Islander (N663VL) to yield right of way to an aircraft in the traffic pattern.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/20/2002 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1620 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Isla De Vieques |
| Event State | PUERTO RICO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00765 |
| Event Date Year | 2002 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 180807N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0652930W |
| Event Location Airport | ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIQUEZ |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | VQS |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.25 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 270 |
| Airport Elevation | 46 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1656 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 310 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KSJU |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 46 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 34 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2700 |
| 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) | 29 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 23 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 19 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.01 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 1635 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 12998 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA SE Reg Com Ctr |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 20 2002 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1650 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 18 2003 4:28PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | San Juan FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N786DM | N663VL |
| NTSB Number | MIA02LA119A | MIA02LA119B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna | Britten-Norman |
| Aircraft Model | 208B | BN-2B-26 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 208B-0922 | 2110 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 8785 | 6200 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 1 2002 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 53.5 | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 550.1 | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ISLA NENA AIR SERVICE INC | Vieques Air Link Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | HC 71 Box 1040 | PO Box 487 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Naranjito | Vieques |
| Aircraft Owner State | PR | PR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 00719 | 00765 |
| 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 | IN9A | VLIA |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- | -- |
| 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 | Non-scheduled | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | TJCP | X95 |
| Departure City | Culebra | FAJARDO |
| Departure State | PR | PR |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1610 | 1600 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | VQS | VQS |
| Destination City | Vieques | Isla De Vieques |
| Destination State | -- | PR |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - final approach | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 6 2003 2:42PM | May 8 2007 2:01PM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ | NTSB\HAMG |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 090 | 090 |
| Runway Length | 3400 | 3400 |
| Runway Width | 75 | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |