Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330 N540ML
11 October 2019 · Cedartown, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2019 at about 23:04 local time, a Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330 registered N540ML was involved in an accident near Cedartown, Georgia, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedartown, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Polk County Airport- Cornelius (4A4)
- Coordinates
- 34.0186, -85.1464
- Aircraft
- Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330
- Registration
- N540ML
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tazewell → Cedartown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Probable cause
***This report was modified on June 4, 2020. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The departing pilot's failure to see and avoid the arriving airplane as it was turning off the runway from which the departing pilot was taking off.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
***This report was modified on June 4, 2020. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The pilot in the Panzl S-330 airplane reported that he was landing and had turned on the airport runway pilot-controlled lighting about 5 miles before arriving at the airport and transmitted a 2-mile final radio call over the airport's CTAF. He landed the airplane and made "S" turns on runway 28 because "it is not possible to see the opposite threshold" when established on the runway. When the pilot began a right turn to exit the runway at the midfield taxiway, a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane that had initiated a takeoff roll from the opposite end of the runway impacted his airplane. The airport's runway does not have a parallel taxiway, and it is standard practice to back taxi to the departure end. The pilot in the Twin Otter reported that he transmitted his intentions to taxi to the midfield intersection and to depart from runway 10. He did not activate the pilot-controlled runway lighting but recalled that he had noticed that the pilot-controlled lighting had been turned on, and he taxied to the hold short line and did not see any airplanes. He back taxied to the approach end of runway 10 and maneuvered his airplane to take off. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's left wing struck the Panzl S-330. Neither pilot recalled hearing radio transmissions on the CTAF. The Twin Otter sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. Both pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330 | N540ML | - | Substantial |
| De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER 100 | N166DH | Sdp Llc | Substantial |
Other Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2011 | Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330 | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | John Klatt Airshows, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2019 | Boeing 737 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Gulfstream GIV | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | Waffle House Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Piper PA24 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Claene Corp | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2019 | Hughes 269B | Hampton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2019 | Solo Wings WINDLASS | Dalton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Yakovlev YAK 52 | Wrightsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |