14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2012 in Valentine, NE
Probable Cause Approval Date: 01/31/2013
Aircraft: Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. Vans, registration: N122JA
Injuries: 1 Fatal,1 Minor.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA488B
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2012 in Valentine, NE
Aircraft: Harold H. Smith RV-6, registration: N766HS
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The accident airplanes were part of a flight of four airplanes. The first airplane, an RV-4, landed and exited the runway. The second airplane, another RV-4, landed and was in the process of turning off the runway at a runway intersection. Although the third airplane, an RV-6, had been making S-turns for spacing behind the second RV-4, he did not obtain proper separation and landed and collided with it. The fourth airplane, an RV-4, abandoned the approach, went around, and then landed uneventfully. The RV-6 pilot said he expected that the pilot of the second RV-4 would roll out to the end of the runway.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The RV-6 pilot's failure to monitor the location of the RV-4, resulting in the on-ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the RV-6 pilot not ensuring proper separation from the RV-4 and his expectation that the pilot of RV-4 would roll out to the end of the runway.
On July 27, 2012, about 1350 central daylight time, a Vans RV-6, N766HS, collided with a Vans RV-4, N122JA, after landing at Miller Field (KVTN), Valentine, Nebraska. The pilot of the RV-4 was seriously injured and succumbed to his injuries on August 17, 2012. The pilot of the RV-6 sustained minor injuries. Both airplanes were substantially damaged. Both airplanes were registered to and operated by their respective pilots under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flights. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plans had been filed. The cross-country flights originated from Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ), Jackson, Minnesota, about 1000.
According to the pilots involved, this was a flight of four airplanes, three Vans RV-4s and a Vans RV-6, that were en route from the 2012 Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to their home bases in Washington State. They had landed for fuel at KMJQ and were landing at KVTN for fuel at the time of the accident.
According to the accident report submitted by the pilot of the RV-6, the first airplane, N49DB, an RV-4, landed on runway 14 and exited at the end of the runway. The pilot of the RV-6 said he was following the accident RV-4 (N122JA) and made S-turns on final approach for more separation. He said he also moved to the far left side of the runway in order to avoid wake turbulence over the runway threshold from N122JA. As the RV-6 crossed the runway threshold, he saw that N122JA had landed and was on rollout. The RV-6 pilot flared for landing in a 3-point conventional attitude but did not see that N122JA had moved to the left of the centerline. The collision followed. The pilot exited his airplane and went to the aid of the pilot of N122JA. He said when they landed at other airports, all the airplanes would roll out to the end of the runway, then back-taxi to the ramp together. This was what he had expected.
The pilot of the fourth airplane, N579MS, an RV-4, saw the RV-6 making S-turns for spacing behind the RV-4. He said N49DB, the lead aircraft, had landed and had rolled to the end of runway 14 and N122JA had landed on the first third of the runway. He said the RV-6 was close behind and lined up to the left of the centerline and was beginning to touch down. N122JA slowed and started turning left at a runway intersection. The RV-6 then struck the left side of the RV-4 and cartwheeled over the top of it, coming to rest close to the RV-4. The pilot of N579MS abandoned his approach, went around, and landed uneventfully. He also went to the aid of the injured pilot.
An employee of the airport's fixed base operator, who was in the shop, looked up and saw the RV-4 bounce up in the air. He said the RV-6 had already gone past the RV-4 and was sliding backwards. He said it appeared that the RV-6 had struck the RV-4 behind the pilot's seat with its propeller and landing gear, almost cutting it in half.
A Valentine police officer's report noted that he was dispatched to the airport at 1352. When he arrived, the pilot of the RV-6 told him he did not realize the RV-4 had slowed and had turned into his path.
The RV-4 was nearly cut in half. Both wings on the RV-6 bore leading edge damage, and the vertical stabilizer was twisted.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA488A
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2012 in Valentine, NE
Aircraft: Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. VAN RV-4, registration: N122JA
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 27, 2012, about 1400 central daylight time, a Vans RV-6, N766HA, landed on top of a Vans RV-3, N122JA, at Miller Field (KVTN), Valentine, Nebraska. The pilot of N122JA was seriously injured. The pilot of N766HA received minor injuries. Both airplanes were substantially damaged. Both airplanes were registered to and operated by their respective pilots under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as personal flights. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plans had been filed. The cross country flights originated from Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) Jackson, Minnesota, at an undetermined time.
Preliminary information indicated this was a flight of four airplanes. The first airplane landed and exited the runway. The second airplane (N122JA) landed, but was on the runway. The third airplane (N766HS) landed on top of N122JA. The fourth airplane went around and circled the airport until the runway was cleared, and then landed.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA488B
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2012 in Valentine, NE
Aircraft: Harold H. Smith RV-6, registration: N766HS
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 27, 2012, about 1400 central daylight time, a Vans RV-6, N766HA, landed on top of a Vans RV-3, N122JA, at Miller Field (KVTN), Valentine, Nebraska. The pilot of N122JA was seriously injured. The pilot of N766HA received minor injuries. Both airplanes were substantially damaged. Both airplanes were registered to and operated by their respective pilots under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as personal flights. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plans had been filed. The cross country flights originated from Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) Jackson, Minnesota, at an undetermined time.
Preliminary information indicated this was a flight of four airplanes. The first airplane landed and exited the runway. The second airplane (N122JA) landed, but was on the runway. The third airplane (N766HS) landed on top of N122JA. The fourth airplane went around and circled the airport until the runway was cleared, and then landed.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 766HS Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- RV6
Date: 07/27/2012 Time: 1900
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: VALENTINE State: NE Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. VALENTINE, NE
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LINCOLN, NE (CE09) Entry date: 07/30/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N766HS
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into what caused a pilot to land his small plane on top of another plane at the Valentine municipal airport in north-central Nebraska.
An FAA spokeswoman based in Kansas City says no one was killed in the Friday afternoon crash, but one person suffered minor injuries.
Neither the FAA nor local officials would identify the person hurt in the crash.
Elizabeth Cory with the FAA says the federal agency is investigating.
Source: http://www.1011now.com
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into what caused a pilot to land his small plane on top of another plane at the Valentine, Nebraska municipal airport Friday afternoon.
FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said no one was killed in the crash, but one person suffered minor injuries.
Source: http://www.wowt.com
VALENTINE, Neb. — The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into what caused a pilot to land his small plane on top of another plane at the Valentine municipal airport in north-central Nebraska.
An FAA spokeswoman based in Kansas City says no one was killed in the Friday afternoon crash, but one person suffered minor injuries.
Neither the FAA nor local officials would identify the person hurt in the crash. Elizabeth Cory with the FAA says the federal agency is investigating.
