What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he departed msn through juneau (unu). He passed unu 15 min prior to impact. He checked duats last night and did not file a flight plan. He followed his GPS direct to ripon from juneau at 2500 ft and started to slow and decend. He did s turns and picked up tracks w of ripon. He saw a Cessna down the tracks and no other traffic so he followed the Cessna at 95-100 KTS. Two miles e of ripon he heard a "thunk" but had no clue about another aircraft. He said that there was no strong impact, but had heard another pilot say that their plane was hit. privacy data omitted Called Fisk and told them it was him and asked them to look at his gear. They saw no damage and he was cleared to runway 27 at kosh. The other aircraft, Piper cub N78659, was cleared to land on 9. privacy data omitted Was told to land on the pink dot on 27 and the landing felt like the tire was gone.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED MSN THROUGH JUNEAU (UNU). HE PASSED UNU 15 MIN PRIOR TO IMPACT. HE CHECKED DUATS LAST NIGHT AND DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. HE FOLLOWED HIS GPS DIRECT TO RIPON FROM JUNEAU AT 2500 FT AND STARTED TO SLOW AND DECEND. HE DID S TURNS AND PICKED UP TRACKS W OF RIPON. HE SAW A CESSNA DOWN THE TRACKS AND NO OTHER TRAFFIC SO HE FOLLOWED THE CESSNA AT 95-100 KTS. TWO MILES E OF RIPON HE HEARD A "THUNK" BUT HAD NO CLUE ABOUT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO STRONG IMPACT, BUT HAD HEARD ANOTHER PILOT SAY THAT THEIR PLANE WAS HIT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED FISK AND TOLD THEM IT WAS HIM AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT HIS GEAR. THEY SAW NO DAMAGE AND HE WAS CLEARED TO RUNWAY 27 AT KOSH. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, PIPER CUB N78659, WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 9. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TOLD TO LAND ON THE PINK DOT ON 27 AND THE LANDING FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS GONE.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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