ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383138
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Date: | Wednesday 13 October 1982 |
Time: | 14:50 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-250 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5697P |
MSN: | 24-770 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2506 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Houston, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KHUB) |
Destination airport: | Conroe, TX (KCXO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT HAD TAXIED ONTO TAXIWAY LIMA AND HAD STOPPED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13R/31L TO HOLD FOR LANDING TRAFFIC. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO CHECK THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE GROUND CONTROLLER ADVISED THE VEHICLE DRIVER OF THE LANDING TRAFFIC ON A 3-MILE FINAL APPROACH. THE DRIVER TURNED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO TAXIWAY LIMA. THE AIRPORT VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS HOLDING ON THE TAXIWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE OR KNOW OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE MOMENT OF IMPACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW83LA013 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA013
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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