Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Dyess Air Force Base Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Abilene, Texas 79601
Friday, June 24, 2005 11:50 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The 25,500-hour pilot was holding short of taxiway Alpha on taxiway Delta awaiting further taxi instructions when another airplane collided into the rear of his airplane. The 27,996-hour pilot of the other airplane stated that after exiting the active runway onto taxiway Delta, he switched to 119.35 megahertz (MHz), the ground control frequency depicted on his Jeppesen IFR Flight Star printout and Global Positioning System (GPS). After calling on this frequency, the pilot was notified that the correct ground control frequency was 118.35 MHz. After switching frequencies, the pilot heard an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) beacon, and thinking that the signal was emitting from his airplane, the pilot attempted to reset the ELT while he continued to taxi straight ahead. Subsequently, his airplane struck the other airplane that was holding short on taxiway Delta.
**This report was modified on April 10, 2008.**
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance while taxiing. Contributing factors were the other pilot's diverted attention and the inaccurate frequency listing for ground control.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/24/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1150 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Abilene |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 79601 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 322515N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0995116W |
| Event Location Airport | Dyess Air Force Base |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DYS |
| 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 | 1789 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1157 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DYS |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1789 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 33 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 140 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 17 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.03 |
| 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) | 18471 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 27 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 10 2008 4:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\hamg |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Lubbock, Texas |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9060F | N15797 |
| NTSB Number | DFW05LA175A | DFW05LA175B |
| 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 | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | North American | Canadian Car & Foundry |
| Aircraft Model | T-28B | Mark IV |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 138164 | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 8800 | -- |
| 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 | 2 | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 1 2004 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 57 | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 16555 | -- |
| ELT Installed | No | -- |
| ELT Activated | No | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | -- |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Trojan Phylers II Inc. | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | PO BOX 126141 | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Fort Worth | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 76126 | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | No | -- |
| Operator Name | -- | Commemorative AirForce |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | -- |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | -- |
| Operator Street Address | -- | 6 Song Bird Drive |
| Operator City | -- | Rosharon |
| Operator State | -- | TX |
| Operator Country | -- | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | 77583 |
| 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) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | T67 | 3T2 |
| Departure City | Fort Worth | Manvel |
| Departure State | TX | TX |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1110 | 938 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | DYS | -- |
| Destination City | Abilene | Abilene |
| Destination State | TX | TX |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - engine(s) operating | Taxi |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 21 2005 12:06PM | May 9 2008 10:19AM |
| User who most recently changed record | GAMW | JOHB |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA | -- |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |