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(.19) On February 16, 2000, at 0748 central standard time, a mid-air collision occurred between a Cessna 182M, N91994, and a Cessna 208B, N9505B, while both airplanes were maneuvering near the Mcalester regional airport, Mcalester, Oklahoma. The Cessna 182 was destroyed, and the Cessna 208 sustained substantial damage. The private pilot of the Cessna 182 sustained fatal injuries, and the airline transport rated pilot of the Cessna 208 was not injured. There were no passengers in either airplane. The Cessna 182, which was registered to the private pilot, was operating under 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal cross-country flight; the flight departed from neosho, Missouri, with a planned destination of carrizo springs, Texas, and no flight plan was filed. After receiving an in-flight weather report of instrument meteorological conditions along his route of flight, the pilot of the Cessna 182 elected to divert to Mcalester regional airport. The Cessna 208, which was registered to martinaire inc., of carrolton, Texas, was operating under 14 CFR part 135 as a non-scheduled cargo flight (martinaire 633) for which an IFR flight plan was filed; the flight de parted from the Mcalester regional airport and was en route to hugo, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. According to the pilot of the Cessna 208, as he was taxiing for takeoff, he heard the pilot of the Cessna 182 make a radio call on the non-towered airport's common traffic advisory frequency (123.0) asking for an airport advisory. The pilot of the Cessna 208 responded to the Cessna 182 pilot, stating that the winds were from "020 @ 15 gusting to 23" and he was going to depart from runway 01. The Cessna 208 pilot reported that he did no hear any further radio calls from the Cessna 182. He made his takeoff from runway 01, climbed straight-out until the airplane reached 500 feet AGL and then turned the airplane left onto the crosswind leg. He maintained the climb until the airplane reached approximately 1,000 feet AGL, leveled out, and turned left onto the downwind leg. He continued on the downwind leg until the airplane was south of the airport. Prior to turning left to a southweast heading on course for hugo, he looked to the left to clear the area and "was surprised to see an object coming closer," which he realized "was a high-wing Cessna coming from slightly above and behind [his] left wing tip." He reduced power, rolled right and nosed down. He stated that the Cessna 182 "turned left as in a normal x-wing to downwind turn." He further stated that the Cessna 182 "flew over [his] cockpit and the 2 planes hit in a glancing blow." The Cessna 182 descended to the ground, and the Cessna 208 returned to the airport and landed on runway 01. The Cessna 182 came to rest approximately 2 miles south of the airport. A GPS receiver recorded the wreckage location at north 34 degrees 51.77 minutes and west 095 degrees 49.02 minutes. Impact forces and fire destroyed the Cessna 182. Damage to the Cessna 208 was confined to the outboard portion of the left wing and left aileron, which were bent upwards approximately 60 degrees, 5 feet inboard from the wing-tip. Chordwise scratching and white paint transfer marks were observed on the outermost 12 inches of the bottom skin of the left wing. This section of wing skin was crushed upward with the damage increasingin severity from the wing trailing edge toward the wing leading edge. The wing-tip cap was crushed inward, and the outermost 12 inches of the left wing leading edge was crushed and torn. (-23)see narrative doe FTW00FA083A (.4)the pilot of the Cessna 208 reported that as he was taxiing for takeoff, he heard the pilot of the Cessna 182 make a radio call on the non-towered airport's common traffic advisory frequency asking for an airport advisory. The pilot of the Cessna 208 responded to the Cessna 182 pilot, stating that the winds were from 020 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 23 knots, and he was going to depart from runway 01. The Cessna 208 pilot reported that he did not hear any further radio calls from the Cessna 182. Upon reaching runway 01, the pilot of the Cessna 208 determined that there 'were no other planes in the pattern and nobody on the radio' and departed. He made his takeoff, climbed straight-out until the airplane reached 500 feet AGL and then turned the airplane left onto the crosswind leg. He flew a normal left hand traffic pattern and leveled the airplane at 1,000 feet AGL. He flew the downwind leg until the airplane was 'past mid-field,' and prior to turning left to a heading of 160 degrees on course for hugo, he looked to the left to clear the area and 'was surprised to see an object coming closer.' He determined that the object 'was a high-wing Cessna coming from slightly above and behind [his] left wing-tip,' which was descending toward his cockpit. He reduced power, rolled right and nosed down. He stated that the Cessna 182 'turned left as in a normal x-wind to downwind turn [and] did not take evasive action.' He further stated that the Cessna 182 'flew over [his] cockpit and the 2 planes hit in a glancing blow.' Following the collision, the Cessna 182 impacted the ground and the Cessna 208 returned and landed on runway 01. The Cessna 182 was destroyed by impact forces and fire and no evidence of contact with the Cessna 208 was identified. Damage to the Cessna 208 was confined to the outboard portion of the left wing and left aileron, which were bent upwards approximately 60 degrees, 5 feet inboard from the wing-tip.