Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC85LA026

WATERFORD, CT, USA

Aircraft #1

N3772M

PIPER PA-28-181

Aircraft #2

N19091

BEECH B95

Analysis

N3772M (ACFT 'A') WAS ON LNDG ROLL ON RUNWAY 15 WHEN N19091 (ACFT 'B') INITIATED TAXI ACROSS THE RUNWAY. ACFT 'A' SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION BUT INADEQUATE CLRNC WAS AVAILABLE. RIGHT WING OF ACFT 'A' COLLIDED WITH LEFT WING ON ACFT 'B'. PLT OF ACFT 'B' STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY, HE OBSERVED THE WIND INDICATOR FAVORING RUNWAY 33 AND LOOKED FOR TRAFFIC LNDG TO THE NORTH. HE DID NOT CHECK FOR POSSIBLE TRAFFIC LNDG SOUTH BEFORE STARTING ACROSS THE RUNWAY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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