19991023031801I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Wenatchee, WA · October 23, 1999

Date: October 23, 1999 · 13:20 local
Place: Wenatchee, WA
Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54844
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00IA007
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total350 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N54844Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275065 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Dual training flight, practicing instrument approaches at Wenatchee, WA, aircraft was involved in a midair collision. Second aircraft approached from the right side, then immediately diving underneath. Both aircraft sustained end wing minor damage and landed at the Wenatchee airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT, PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AT WENATCHEE, WA, AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A MIDAIR COLLISION. SECOND AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN IMMEDIATELY DIVING UNDERNEATH. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED END WING MINOR DAMAGE AND LANDED AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA00IA007Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportWenatchee, WAThe failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Haze was a factor.Oct 23, 1999 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N811KMAmtr RV6AIncident 19991023031802I · Minor damage