Half Moon Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Half Moon Bay, California
Saturday, March 6, 1982 14:00 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRCREW IN CESSNA, N5678E, WERE TAXIING FROM THE TIE-DOWN AREA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME MIRED IN SOFT EARTH NEAR THE TAXIWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STEPPED OUT TO PUSH WHILE THE STUDENT REMAINED AT THE CONTROLS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT OF TAYLORCRAFT, N94906, WAS MAKING MILD S-TURNS WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN THE TAXIWAY. A COLLISION OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED ON THE TAXIWAY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/6/1982
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City HALF MOON BAY
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport HALF MOON BAY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HAF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 50
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 65
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 396
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N5678E N94906
NTSB Number LAX82DA097A LAX82DA097B
Missing Aircraft Indicator N N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None None
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Substantial Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA TAYLORCRAFT
Aircraft Model 150 BC12-D
Aircraft Series Identifier 150 BC12-D
Aircraft Serial Number 17178 9306
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500 1200
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2 2
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown Unknown
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0 5
Airframe Hours 3410 2171
ELT Installed Yes Yes
ELT Activated Unknown Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name STEVE D. CHIAL RONALD A. WILLIAMS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 419 5TH STREET 4931 SWANSON ROAD
Aircraft Owner City MONTAUNA DENAIR
Aircraft Owner State CA CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 94037 95316
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name ARNOLD SEEPOL RONALD A. WILLIAMS
Operator Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Street Address 565 29TH AVE 4931 SWANSON ROAD
Operator City SAN FRANCISCO DENAIR
Operator State CA CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 94037 95316
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown Unknown
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 Personal
Second Pilot on Board Unknown No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code HAF HAF
Departure City HALF MOON BAY HALF MOON BAY
Departure State CA CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 0 930
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere --
Destination Airport Code HAF MOD
Destination City HALF MOON BAY MODESTO
Destination State CA CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Taxi Taxi
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:49PM Sep 18 2002 4:49PM
User who most recently changed record dbo dbo
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 12 12
Runway Length 4200 4200
Runway Width 0 0
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --