Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Spartansburg Downtown Mem. Apt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306
Saturday, August 15, 2009 15:30 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180 had landed and was taxiing back to the hangar area following a local aerial observation flight. A Beech J35 was parked near the edge of the ramp area, performing an extended run-up prior to departing on a brief local flight. As the Cessna approached the intersection of the taxiway and the ramp area where the Beech was parked, the Cessna struck the Beech. The propellers from both airplanes contacted the left wings of the opposite airplanes. The Cessna pilot shut down the engine, exited the airplane, and saw that his airplane's propeller had torn into the Beech's left wing fuel tank.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The Cessna pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/15/2009 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1530 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Spartanburg |
| Event State | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 29306 |
| Event Date Year | 2009 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 345434N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0815714W |
| Event Location Airport | Spartansburg Downtown Mem. Apt |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SPA |
| 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 | 801 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1535 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 360 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SPA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 801 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4300 |
| 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) | 29 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.15 |
| 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) | 26380 |
| NTSB Notification Source | Southern Region C-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 20 2010 1:54PM |
| User who most recently changed record | johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1044Y | N4398D |
| NTSB Number | ERA09TA466A | ERA09TA466B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Public Use | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 180 | J35 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 32833 | D-5565 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3000 | -- |
| 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 | 4 | 5 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 16 2008 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 10118 | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | No | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | USDA FOREST SERVICE FEPP | KPIYO LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | PO BOX 21707 | 3511 SILVERSIDE RD STE 105 |
| Aircraft Owner City | COLUMBIA | WILMINGTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | SC | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 29221-1707 | 19810-4902 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | South Carolina Forestry Commission | KPIYO LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- | 3511 SILVERSIDE RD STE 105 |
| Operator City | Columbia | WILMINGTON |
| Operator State | SC | DE |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | 19810-4902 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| 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 |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | SPA | SPA |
| Departure City | Spartanburg | Spartanburg |
| Departure State | SC | SC |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | SPA | SPA |
| Destination City | Spartanburg | Spartanburg |
| Destination State | SC | SC |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 3 2009 3:46PM | Jan 20 2010 1:55PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj | johb |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | -- |
| Air Medical Flight | No | -- |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |