Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Jennings Municipal Aiport Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Jennings, Louisiana 70546
Tuesady, May 24, 2005 16:20 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
While on final approach to landing at an uncontrolled airport, a G-164D agricultural biplane collided on short final with a high-wing Cessna 150F at an altitude of approximately 15 feet above the runway. The 20,709-hour pilot of the G-164D reported that he entered a right downwind for the runway at an altitude of approximately 500 feet agl and did not observe any traffic in the area while on downwind, base, or final approach. The pilot added that the G-164D was not equipped with a 2-way radio. The 25,000-hour pilot of the 150F reported that after completing a pipeline patrol flight approximately three miles west of 3R7 at an altitude of approximately 300 feet agl, he observed no traffic within the vicinity of the airport. The pilot added that he was monitoring the common traffic advisory frequency for the airport; however, he did not make any position reports.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of both pilot's to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision on final approach.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/24/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1620 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Jennings |
| Event State | LOUISIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 70546 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 301433N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0924024W |
| Event Location Airport | Jennings Municipal Aiport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 3R7 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 23 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 270 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CWF |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 17 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 25 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4700 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| 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) | 34 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 22 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 14 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.83 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 18277 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 24 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 13 2005 12:54PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8120K | N7878F |
| NTSB Number | DFW05LA134A | DFW05LA134B |
| 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? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Gulfstream-Schweizer | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | G-164D | 150F |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 6D | 150-63978 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 6300 | 1600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 1 2005 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 84.5 | 50 |
| Airframe Hours | 8443 | -- |
| ELT Installed | No | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | -- |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Ag Aviation Inc. | Aero Optics |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 13255 Highway 382 | 807 East Third Street |
| Aircraft Owner City | Welsh | Leland |
| Aircraft Owner State | LA | MS |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 70591 | 38756 |
| 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) | Positioning | Aerial Observation |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- | 4F2 |
| Departure City | Roanoke | Carthage |
| Departure State | LA | TX |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1545 | 1300 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | 3R7 | 3R7 |
| Destination City | Jennings | Jennings |
| Destination State | LA | LA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - final approach | Approach - VFR pattern - final approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 22 2005 2:21PM | Jun 22 2005 2:21PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 17 | 17 |
| Runway Length | 2000 | 2000 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |