Narrative:

We arrived at the lafayette lndgs area at about XC10. The WX was clear, partly cloudy, excellent visibility. At that time I observed 3 or 4 aircraft maneuvering on the ground, some taxiing, some taking off on runway 33. I was about 1 mi away and my altitude at that time was 900-1000 ft MSL. Since there was so much activity on the field I decided to circle left to get a picture of any maneuvering aircraft in the pattern or vicinity. I spotted 1 biplane about 1-2 mi to the east of the airport at about my altitude in no particular activity. I didn't feel he was a potential conflict with my landing pattern as I intended to use left hand turns as I had done for all previous times at lafayette lndgs. Since I had just departed ded my radio was tuned to 122.8, unicom frequency for both ded and 34J. I did not hear any TA's or other communication concerning activities at lafayette lndgs. I have been landing at lafayette lndgs airfield since may of 1990 with more than 75 logged lndgs, all with left hand turns. I continued to circle left at about 900 ft and as I came about to a westerly heading I observed a yellow biplane further to the west doing aerobatic maneuvers about 2 or 3 mi away, altitude about 1500-2000 ft MSL. I continued to complete my circle until eastbound and then made a midfield downwind entry for runway 33. While on the downwind leg I observed that the yellow biplane, which had been to the west of the field was making an approach to land ahead of me, making l-hand turns. I slowed down to 80 mph to allow the biplane plenty of time to land, turned base leg at about 800 ft, slowed down to 65-70 with 10 degrees of flaps and turned final at about 600 ft with 20-30 degrees of flaps. I remember that I felt I was too high on final so I slipped left to lose altitude. I crossed the runway threshold at about 200 ft heading straight down the runway. I was concentrating on picking my landing spot and was about 100 ft above the ground when biplane spotted the other aircraft descending on us. She called my attention to the dilemma and then I observed the wheels and wings of the silver colored biplane flying in very tight formation just 15 or 20 ft away, descending and flying slightly faster. The biplane rose away slightly but then continued descending on us to a point where my propeller sliced into the right side of the fuselage, about midway between the horizontal stabilizer and the lower r-hand wing. At that point I believe my engine quit because the propeller hit the biplane. I lost whatever altitude I had at that point and pancaked into the ground, hit hard, bounced slightly, gndlooped to the left and came to a halt. I did not see what happened to the biplane and was later told by one of my rescuers that it had been pushed off to the side of the runway and that the pilot and passenger seemed ok. After my aircraft came to a halt my wife exited out the r-hand door and collapsed about 30-40 ft to the west side of the plane. I was going to attempt to exit the aircraft but discovered that I had too much back pain to exit the left door as the left landing gear had sheared off and the left wing was on the ground with the flap reaching almost to the ground and the left door opened out to block an exit to the front. In about 5 mins the first rescuers arrived at the aircraft. They cautioned against moving me since I had an unknown back injury and we waited for the county emergency personnel to arrive. 2 or 3 of the rescuers were students from aeronautical university. They had previous emergency medical training and experience and conducted themselves in an exemplary fashion in both first aid treatment of me and my wife and in giving us both a lot of comfort and support. They should be commended for their actions. The incident took place about XC15 hours EDT and I believe we were at the hospital emergency room about XD00 hours EDT. Not the best emergency medical response, but considering the remoteness of the accident site, I would say that it was about as good as it could get. The emergency room doctor assured us, after reading the x-rays, that our injuries were minor. He prescribed a mild pain killer drug and we were released by XE30 hours EDT. I don't know what happened to the other paxor pilot. I was not able to see for myself the extent of their injuries. I understand they had minor injuries for which we are very grateful. The late night tv news showed only the damage to the fuselage of the biplane. I don't know if there was any other damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACTUAL MIDAIR 'COLLISION' BTWN 2 SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN DURING LNDG. RPTED ACFT CRASH LANDED WITH DAMAGE TO THE ACFT L MAIN LNDG GEAR AND PROP AND MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. THE OTHER ACFT (BIPLANE) LANDED WITH DAMAGE TO THE REAR PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND MINOR INJURY TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE LAFAYETTE LNDGS AREA AT ABOUT XC10. THE WX WAS CLR, PARTLY CLOUDY, EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. AT THAT TIME I OBSERVED 3 OR 4 ACFT MANEUVERING ON THE GND, SOME TAXIING, SOME TAKING OFF ON RWY 33. I WAS ABOUT 1 MI AWAY AND MY ALT AT THAT TIME WAS 900-1000 FT MSL. SINCE THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY ON THE FIELD I DECIDED TO CIRCLE L TO GET A PICTURE OF ANY MANEUVERING ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR VICINITY. I SPOTTED 1 BIPLANE ABOUT 1-2 MI TO THE E OF THE ARPT AT ABOUT MY ALT IN NO PARTICULAR ACTIVITY. I DIDN'T FEEL HE WAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH MY LNDG PATTERN AS I INTENDED TO USE L HAND TURNS AS I HAD DONE FOR ALL PREVIOUS TIMES AT LAFAYETTE LNDGS. SINCE I HAD JUST DEPARTED DED MY RADIO WAS TUNED TO 122.8, UNICOM FREQ FOR BOTH DED AND 34J. I DID NOT HEAR ANY TA'S OR OTHER COM CONCERNING ACTIVITIES AT LAFAYETTE LNDGS. I HAVE BEEN LNDG AT LAFAYETTE LNDGS AIRFIELD SINCE MAY OF 1990 WITH MORE THAN 75 LOGGED LNDGS, ALL WITH L HAND TURNS. I CONTINUED TO CIRCLE L AT ABOUT 900 FT AND AS I CAME ABOUT TO A WESTERLY HDG I OBSERVED A YELLOW BIPLANE FURTHER TO THE W DOING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS ABOUT 2 OR 3 MI AWAY, ALT ABOUT 1500-2000 FT MSL. I CONTINUED TO COMPLETE MY CIRCLE UNTIL EBOUND AND THEN MADE A MIDFIELD DOWNWIND ENTRY FOR RWY 33. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG I OBSERVED THAT THE YELLOW BIPLANE, WHICH HAD BEEN TO THE W OF THE FIELD WAS MAKING AN APCH TO LAND AHEAD OF ME, MAKING L-HAND TURNS. I SLOWED DOWN TO 80 MPH TO ALLOW THE BIPLANE PLENTY OF TIME TO LAND, TURNED BASE LEG AT ABOUT 800 FT, SLOWED DOWN TO 65-70 WITH 10 DEGS OF FLAPS AND TURNED FINAL AT ABOUT 600 FT WITH 20-30 DEGS OF FLAPS. I REMEMBER THAT I FELT I WAS TOO HIGH ON FINAL SO I SLIPPED L TO LOSE ALT. I CROSSED THE RWY THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 200 FT HDG STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON PICKING MY LNDG SPOT AND WAS ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE THE GND WHEN BIPLANE SPOTTED THE OTHER ACFT DSNDING ON US. SHE CALLED MY ATTN TO THE DILEMMA AND THEN I OBSERVED THE WHEELS AND WINGS OF THE SILVER COLORED BIPLANE FLYING IN VERY TIGHT FORMATION JUST 15 OR 20 FT AWAY, DSNDING AND FLYING SLIGHTLY FASTER. THE BIPLANE ROSE AWAY SLIGHTLY BUT THEN CONTINUED DSNDING ON US TO A POINT WHERE MY PROP SLICED INTO THE R SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, ABOUT MIDWAY BTWN THE HORIZ STABILIZER AND THE LOWER R-HAND WING. AT THAT POINT I BELIEVE MY ENG QUIT BECAUSE THE PROP HIT THE BIPLANE. I LOST WHATEVER ALT I HAD AT THAT POINT AND PANCAKED INTO THE GND, HIT HARD, BOUNCED SLIGHTLY, GNDLOOPED TO THE L AND CAME TO A HALT. I DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BIPLANE AND WAS LATER TOLD BY ONE OF MY RESCUERS THAT IT HAD BEEN PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND THAT THE PLT AND PAX SEEMED OK. AFTER MY ACFT CAME TO A HALT MY WIFE EXITED OUT THE R-HAND DOOR AND COLLAPSED ABOUT 30-40 FT TO THE W SIDE OF THE PLANE. I WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE ACFT BUT DISCOVERED THAT I HAD TOO MUCH BACK PAIN TO EXIT THE L DOOR AS THE L LNDG GEAR HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE L WING WAS ON THE GND WITH THE FLAP REACHING ALMOST TO THE GND AND THE L DOOR OPENED OUT TO BLOCK AN EXIT TO THE FRONT. IN ABOUT 5 MINS THE FIRST RESCUERS ARRIVED AT THE ACFT. THEY CAUTIONED AGAINST MOVING ME SINCE I HAD AN UNKNOWN BACK INJURY AND WE WAITED FOR THE COUNTY EMER PERSONNEL TO ARRIVE. 2 OR 3 OF THE RESCUERS WERE STUDENTS FROM AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY. THEY HAD PREVIOUS EMER MEDICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND CONDUCTED THEMSELVES IN AN EXEMPLARY FASHION IN BOTH FIRST AID TREATMENT OF ME AND MY WIFE AND IN GIVING US BOTH A LOT OF COMFORT AND SUPPORT. THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR ACTIONS. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ABOUT XC15 HRS EDT AND I BELIEVE WE WERE AT THE HOSPITAL EMER ROOM ABOUT XD00 HRS EDT. NOT THE BEST EMER MEDICAL RESPONSE, BUT CONSIDERING THE REMOTENESS OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT COULD GET. THE EMER ROOM DOCTOR ASSURED US, AFTER READING THE X-RAYS, THAT OUR INJURIES WERE MINOR. HE PRESCRIBED A MILD PAIN KILLER DRUG AND WE WERE RELEASED BY XE30 HRS EDT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER PAXOR PLT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE FOR MYSELF THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD MINOR INJURIES FOR WHICH WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. THE LATE NIGHT TV NEWS SHOWED ONLY THE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE OF THE BIPLANE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.