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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Port Alsworth, AK · July 10, 2011

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Date
July 10, 2011 · 13:10 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXXC
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC11FA062
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
19,071 total6,500 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

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.

On July 10, 2011 at approximately 13:10 in the afternoon a Piper PA31-350 N76RA piloted by privacy data omitted was headed on a easterly heading at 2300 feet MSL through lake clark pass. The PIC and passengers felt a shudder in the aircraft and a loud bang. The PIC stated he he saw a float plane about 200 feet directly in front of him and stated he saw aluminum out the left window and thought it was a pontoon of another aircraft. He thought his aircraft had impacted another aircraft and as his aircraft was flying well he did not want to make any manuevers other than to get the aircraft back to merrill field Alaska. The aircraft landed in anchorage with no injuries to himself or his passengers with minor damage to the aircraft. The other aircraft involved was a Cessna 206U on pontoons. The aircraft N2186F also returned to anchorage at lake hood. The Cessna 206 sustained damage to the spreader bar and left front of the float. The pilot of the Cessna was privacy data omitted. The aircraft landed at lake hood without incident. No injuries were incured. The PIC stated he saw the tail of an aircraft pass below and to the left side of the nose followed by very hard jolt. The passengers of the Cessna 206U did not see anything. And only felt a jolt and heard a bang. Both pilots stated they were actively scanning for other aircraft in their vicinity.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10 IN THE AFTERNOON A PIPER PA31-350 N76RA PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HEADED ON A EASTERLY HEADING AT 2300 FEET MSL THROUGH LAKE CLARK PASS. THE PIC AND PASSENGERS FELT A SHUDDER IN THE AIRCRAFT AND A LOUD BANG. THE PIC STATED HE HE SAW A FLOAT PLANE ABOUT 200 FEET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM AND STATED HE SAW ALUMINUM OUT THE LEFT WINDOW AND THOUGHT IT WAS A PONTOON OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE THOUGHT HIS AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND AS HIS AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING WELL HE DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY MANUEVERS OTHER THAN TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO MERRILL FIELD ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ANCHORAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGERS WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS A CESSNA 206U ON PONTOONS. THE AIRCRAFT N2186F ALSO RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE AT LAKE HOOD. THE CESSNA 206 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SPREADER BAR AND LEFT FRONT OF THE FLOAT. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LAKE HOOD WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE INCURED. THE PIC STATED HE SAW THE TAIL OF AN AIRCRAFT PASS BELOW AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE FOLLOWED BY VERY HARD JOLT.THE PASSENGERS OF THE CESSNA 206U DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. AND ONLY FELT A JOLT AND HEARD A BANG. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY WERE ACTIVELY SCANNING FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THEIR VICINITY.

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 ANC11FA062Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPort Alsworth, AKThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid the approaching airplane. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot’s failure to listen to radio position reports from the other airplane on the common traffic advisory frequency and the absence of any forward-facing…Jul 10, 2011 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N2186FCessna U206Accident 20110710016272A · Minor damage