Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA28 near Fairmont, NE — 2009-02-07

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Date
2009-02-07
Location
Fairmont, NE, USA
Airport
KFMZ
Aircraft
PIPER PA28
Registration
N55502
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of N55502, a low-wing airplane, said that he was on final approach at about 400 feet above ground level when he felt a mild jolt and heard a noise. The pilot discovered a flat tire immediately after touchdown, but taxied to the ramp in that condition. The pilot said he was not aware of the collision until after the postflight inspections of both airplanes. The pilot of the other airplane, N5757G, a high-wing airplane, said that he saw the other airplane immediately after the collision and that he landed second and followed N55502 to the ramp. N55502 sustained minor damage to the left main gear wheel pant and left main tire. N5757G sustained minor damage to both propeller tips and superficial damage to the top of the right wing. Both pilots said that they had flown a standard traffic pattern and that they had been making position announcements on the multicom radio frequency of 122.900.

NTSB coding

  • Midair collision · Approach-VFR pattern final
  • Attention / Monitoring
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