Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Corona Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Corona, California 92880
Sunday, December 11, 2005 15:00 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A Boeing B75N1 (Stearman) and a Cessna 172 collided in mid-air while both were on final approach for landing at a non-towered airport. The Stearman was practicing takeoffs and landings and was on its third circuit and already established on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The Cessna was returning to the airport. The Cessna pilot reported hearing the Stearman pilot radio that he (the Stearman) was entering the traffic pattern. The Cessna pilot further reported that he entered the downwind, but did not see the Stearman, nor did he hear any further radio calls from the Stearman. The Stearman pilot reported that while on short final approach he saw a right wing lifting up from below towards his left wing and attempted to arrest his airplanes' descent; however, the Stearman collided with the top of the Cessna. The Cessna was forced to the ground and rolled to a stop alongside the runway. The Stearman aborted the landing and reentered the pattern after verifying with another airborne pilot that his airplane was structurally intact. The Stearman landed uneventfully. Both pilots reported that the airport was very busy, and that the radio frequency, shared by other local area airports, was congested. Ground witness observed the Stearman on final approach, with the Cessna entering final approach below and behind the Stearman. On short final approach, the Cessna overtook the Stearman and both airplanes collided. One air witness stated that he heard the Stearman pilot making position reports on all legs of the pattern during the approach, and did not hear the Cessna pilot make any radio transmissions.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during traffic pattern operations at a non-towered airport.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/11/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1500 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | Corona |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 92880 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 335300N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1173615W |
| Event Location Airport | Corona Municipal Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | AJO |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 533 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1453 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 340 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CNO |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 652 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 10000 |
| 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) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 270 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| 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) | 21106 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 11 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 26 2007 9:33AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | WP-RAL-FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N65696 | N7187T |
| NTSB Number | LAX06LA056A | LAX06LA056B |
| 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? | No | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Boeing | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | B75N1 | 172A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 75-2628 | 46787 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2950 | 2200 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 1 2005 12:00AM | Feb 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 50 | 129 |
| Airframe Hours | 580 | 7579 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Martin E. Benson | Robert L. Heer |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Huntington Beach | Corona |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92648 | 91720 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes | Yes |
| 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) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | AJO | -- |
| Departure City | Corona | Corona |
| Departure State | CA | CA |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1445 | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | PST | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | AJO | AJO |
| Destination City | -- | -- |
| Destination State | -- | -- |
| Destination Country | -- | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - flare/touchdown | Landing - flare/touchdown |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 10 2007 4:48PM | Jan 10 2007 4:48PM |
| User who most recently changed record | COOS | COOS |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 25 | 25 |
| Runway Length | 3200 | 3200 |
| Runway Width | 60 | 60 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |