Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Smith Center Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Smith Center, Kansas 66967
Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A Cessna T210N airplane sustained substantial damage and a Piper PA-25 airplane was undamaged during an on-ground collision which occurred while both aircraft were landing on intersecting runways. The Cessna pilot reported that he made several position reports on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) for the uncontrolled airport as the flight approached to land. He stated that he entered the traffic pattern and landed on runway 35. He reported that as the aircraft was rolling out after landing he observed the Piper aircraft landing on runway 14 to his immediate left. He noted that the Piper aircraft passed in front of his Cessna. He stated that he applied brakes and "swerved hard to the left," but was unable to avoid a collision. The Cessna pilot reported that his aircraft departed the left side of the pavement "slightly" where it struck a runway light before he regained control. The Piper pilot reported that he was landing on runway 14 while the Cessna aircraft was landing on runway 35. He stated that neither pilot saw the other aircraft involved, which resulted in a "minor" collision. The Piper aircraft was not equipped with a communications radio. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require pilots to "see and avoid" other aircraft when possible. Right-of-way rules (14 CFR 91.119) stated that when weather conditions permit "vigilance shall be maintained by each person operating an aircraft so as to see and avoid other aircraft." In addition, aircraft on final approach to land or in the process of landing "have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or operating on the surface, except that they shall not take advantage of this rule to force an aircraft off the runway surface which has already landed." The runway intersection was located approximately 1,700 feet from the approach end of runway 35 and approximately 550 feet from the approach end of runway 14.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Failure of the Piper airplane pilot to obtain visual separation from the Cessna airplane rolling out after landing on the intersecting runway resulting in a collision between the two aircraft. Contributing factors were the evasive maneuver attempted by the pilot of the Cessna and the runway light struck during that maneuver.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/28/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1100 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Smith Center |
| Event State | KANSAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 66967 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 394540N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0984736W |
| Event Location Airport | Smith Center Municipal |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | K82 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.25 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1799 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1050 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 329 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | HDE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2309 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 48 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 7500 |
| 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) | 18 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 5 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.97 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 19318 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 28 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 28 2006 1:55PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | FAA-Wichita FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6366Y | N9886P |
| NTSB Number | CHI05LA128A | CHI05LA128B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 137: Agricultural |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna | Piper |
| Aircraft Model | T210N | PA-25-235 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 21064354 | 25-7556212 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3500 | -- |
| 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 | 6 | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 1 2004 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 75 | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 1990 | 4514 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | No |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Gary J. Giesler | Abbotts Ag Force Inc |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 228 E 1st Street | 1339 E Kiowa Rd |
| Aircraft Owner City | Hermann | Agra |
| Aircraft Owner State | MO | KS |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 65041 | 67621 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes | 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 | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | Agriculture |
| 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) | Personal | Aerial Application |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | 63M | K82 |
| Departure City | Hermann | Smith Center |
| Departure State | MO | KS |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1900 | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | K82 | -- |
| Destination City | Smith Center | -- |
| Destination State | KS | -- |
| Destination Country | USA | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - roll | Landing - flare/touchdown |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 11 2006 7:37AM | Jan 11 2006 7:37AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SULP | SULP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 35 | 14 |
| Runway Length | 3601 | 2453 |
| Runway Width | 50 | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |