Individually Owned: 151,845
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Peach State Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Williamson, Georgia 30292
Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:55 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot of an amateur-built RV-12 intended to land at the non-towered airport, while a Boeing E75 (Stearman), which was the lead airplane in a flight of three Stearman airplanes, planned to fly over the airport at traffic pattern altitude as part of a fly-in event being held at the airport. The pilot of the RV-12 overflew the airport at an altitude of about 600 feet above the traffic pattern altitude and entered a right downwind leg of the traffic pattern for a landing on runway 13. Both pilots stated that they communicated their respective positions and intentions over the airport's common traffic advisory frequency. In addition, they stated that they were looking for each other when the two airplanes collided. The pilots were subsequently able to land their respective airplanes without further incident.
Examination of the airplanes revealed substantial damage to the lower left side of the RV-12's fuselage aft of the engine cowling and to the Stearman's rudder. The damage was consistent with the RV-12 flying on a northwest heading and the Stearman flying on a northerly heading at the time of the collision. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. While operating in VMC, pilots are required to maintain vigilance and to see and avoid other aircraft.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/10/2012 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1055 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Williamson |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 30292 |
| Event Date Year | 2012 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | 330940N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0842140W |
| Event Location Airport | Peach State |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | GA2 |
| 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 | 90 |
| Airport Elevation | 926 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1055 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 140 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | 6A2 |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 958 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 6 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| 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) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 18 |
| 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) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.37 |
| 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) | 32038 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern 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 | Nov 20 2013 2:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| 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 | N678AD | N1370V |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA054A | ERA13LA054B |
| 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 | VANS AIRCRAFT INC | BOEING |
| Aircraft Model | RV-12 | E75 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 120093 | 75-5185 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1320 | 2950 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 5 2012 12:00AM | Aug 15 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 5 | 33 |
| Airframe Hours | 150 | 928 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | SEIDERS RICHARD F | James G. Ratliff |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | CONYERS | CONYERS |
| Aircraft Owner State | GA | GA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 30012-6523 | 30094-3439 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Name | SEIDERS RICHARD F | James G. Ratliff |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | CONYERS | CONYERS |
| Operator State | GA | GA |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 30012-6523 | 30094-3439 |
| 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 | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CVC | 62GA |
| Departure City | Atlanta | Jackson |
| Departure State | GA | GA |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1025 | 1030 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | GA2 | GA2 |
| Destination City | Williamson | Williamson |
| Destination State | GA | GA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 20 2013 2:51PM | Nov 20 2013 2:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 13 | 13 |
| Runway Length | 2400 | 2400 |
| Runway Width | 100 | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |