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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Dillingham, AK · September 15, 2010

Date: September 15, 2010 · 18:30 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Airport: Shannons Pond
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9699P
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10LA094
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,929 total4,500 in this make and model153 in the last 90 days

N9699PRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509044 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reports seeing other aircraft (N2FD) circling on the water, and does not make a radio call for takeoff due to inoperative equipment. Pilot clears the departure path visually and initiates a normal takeoff and climbout. N9699P climbs out and makes a slight left hand turn; subsequently impacting the other PA-18, N2FD, from behind and below. Impact damage on N2FD indicates that the propeller of N9699P destroyed the right wing on N2FD, including and in entirety, the right aileron and right flap.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTS SEEING OTHER AIRCRAFT (N2FD) CIRCLING ON THE WATER, AND DOES NOT MAKE A RADIO CALL FOR TAKEOFF DUE TO INOPERATIVE EQUIPMENT. PILOT CLEARS THE DEPARTURE PATH VISUALLY AND INITIATES A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. N9699P CLIMBS OUT AND MAKES A SLIGHT LEFT HAND TURN; SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING THE OTHER PA-18, N2FD, FROM BEHIND AND BELOW. IMPACT DAMAGE ON N2FD INDICATES THAT THE PROPELLER OF N9699P DESTROYED THE RIGHT WING ON N2FD, INCLUDING AND IN ENTIRETY, THE RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT FLAP.

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 ANC10LA094Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKBoth pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other during initial climb, resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of N9699P’s inability to use his airplane's radio for air traffic advisories.Sep 16, 2010 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage