20051214032059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Dunkirk, NY · December 14, 2005

Date
December 14, 2005 · 11:40 local
Place
Dunkirk, NY
Airport
Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N302H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06LA042
Reported as
Piper PA46310P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,100 total2,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On December 14, 2005, a Piper meridian, pa 46-350P, N302H, registered to lakala aviation, inc. and operated by an ATP pilot, cancelled his IFR flight plan with buffalo and continued to Dunkirk, NY under VMC conditions at 11:30 EST. The pilot claimed he made a call on frequency 122.8 and allegedly received advisory to land on runway 6. The Dunkirk airport advisory frequency is 123.075, which was in the pilot's out-of-date approach plates for Dunkirk airport. After landing on runway 6, N302H came into contact with N1WZ at the runway's intersections of 15 and 6. The aircraft on runway 15, N1WZ continued taxiing to the ramp after the impact without further incident. N302H was towed to the ramp. The pilot of N302H made the flight with out-of-date publications. The avionics technician at the Dunkirk airport checked the radios and found they were tuned to other frequencies and not Dunkirk's airport advisory frequency.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 2005, A PIPER MERIDIAN, PA 46-350P, N302H, REGISTERED TO LAKALA AVIATION, INC. AND OPERATED BY AN ATP PILOT, CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH BUFFALO AND CONTINUED TO DUNKIRK, NY UNDER VMC CONDITIONS AT 11:30 EST. THE PILOT CLAIMED HE MADE A CALL ON FREQUENCY 122.8 AND ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED ADVISORY TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6. THE DUNKIRK AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCY IS 123.075, WHICH WAS IN THE PILOT'S OUT-OF-DATE APPROACH PLATES FOR DUNKIRK AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 6, N302H CAME INTO CONTACT WITH N1WZ AT THE RUNWAY'S INTERSECTIONS OF 15 AND 6. THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 15, N1WZ CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER THE IMPACT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. N302H WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT OF N302H MADE THE FLIGHT WITH OUT-OF-DATE PUBLICATIONS. THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK AIRPORT CHECKED THE RADIOS AND FOUND THEY WERE TUNED TO OTHER FREQUENCIES AND NOT DUNKIRK'S AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCY.

NTSB investigation

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