NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL, USA
N13LD
O'CONNELL CHRISTEN EAGLE
N757NP
Cessna 152
According to the pilot of the Christen Eagle, N13LD, he was in a normal traffic pattern for runway 20, and had made the appropriate radio calls for his position in the traffic pattern. During the touchdown and subsequent rollout, the Cessna 152, N757NP, taxied onto the runway in front of the landing Christen Eagle. The Christen Eagle collided with the aft side of the Cessna 152 left wing assembly. The pilot of the Cessna 152 stated that they searched for traffic before taxiing onto the runway, but saw none.
On March 28, 1996, at 1105 eastern standard time, aN O'Connell Christen Eagle, N13LD, collided with a Cessna 152, N757NP, on runway 20 at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport in New Smyrna, Florida. The Christen Eagle, and the Cessna 152 instructional flight, were operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plans filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage, and the occupants of both airplanes were not injured. The Christen Eagle departed Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1045. According to a witness, the Christen Eagle radioed it's position in the traffic pattern and it's landing intentions on runway 20; no radio calls were received from the Cessna 152 which was holding short of runway 20 for takeoff. As the Christen Eagle started it's landing flare, the Cessna 152 taxied onto the runway. The Certified Flight Instructor on the Cessna 152 stated that they searched for air traffic prior to taxiing onto the runway. During the subsequent landing roll, the Christen Eagle collided with the aft side of the Cessna 152 left wing assembly.
the failure of the pilots of the Cessna 152, N757NP, to see and avoid the Christen Eagle, N13LD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
Aviation Accidents App
In-Depth Access to Aviation Accident Reports
