Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Madras Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Madras, Oregon 97741
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 11:30 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The propeller of a Taylorcraft airplane and the empennage of a Cessna airplane came in contact with each other while both aircraft were on final approach to the same runway. The pilot of the Cessna had completed a landing and performed a standard entry (left) onto the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot of the Taylorcraft was returning from a local area training flight and entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern from a standard mid-field 45-degree entry. The Cessna pilot was announcing his position on the common traffic advisory frequency during each segment of the pattern; however, the pilot of the Taylorcraft could not hear the transmissions since his airplane was not equipped with a radio. Just prior to impact, the pilot of the Taylorcraft observed the empennage of the Cessna underneath the left wing of his airplane. The pilot of the Cessna never observed the Taylorcraft, but heard a loud bang come from the aft end of his airplane at impact. Both pilots were able to land their airplanes without further incident.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while in the traffic pattern to land, which resulted in a midair collision.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/1/2010 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1130 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | Madras |
| Event State | OREGON |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 97741 |
| Event Date Year | 2010 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | 444013N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1210918W |
| Event Location Airport | Madras Municipal Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | S33 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 2428 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 6500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 7 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 2 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 170 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| 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 | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 27812 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 20 2010 4:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| 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 | N23619 | N1699Z |
| NTSB Number | WPR11LA068A | WPR11LA068B |
| 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 | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | TAYLORCRAFT | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | BC-65 | 185A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1344 | 1850499 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1100 | 3200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 | 1 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 1 | 5 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 28 2010 12:00AM | May 1 2010 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 2588 | 2428 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Robert Berg | WEEMS JOHN SCOTT |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Madras | SISTERS |
| Aircraft Owner State | OR | OR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 97741 | 97759-1992 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Berg Air | WEEMS JOHN SCOTT |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 2028 NW Airport Way | -- |
| Operator City | Madras | SISTERS |
| Operator State | OR | OR |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 97741 | 97759-1992 |
| 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) | Instructional | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | S33 | S33 |
| Departure City | Madras | Madras |
| Departure State | OR | OR |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1030 | 1225 |
| 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 | S33 | S33 |
| Destination City | Madras | Madras |
| Destination State | OR | OR |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 20 2010 4:16PM | Dec 20 2010 4:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 16 | 16 |
| Runway Length | 5089 | 5079 |
| Runway Width | 75 | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |