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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206 · Port Alsworth, AK · July 10, 2011

Date: July 10, 2011 · 13:10 local
Place: Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2186F
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC11FA062
Reported as: Cessna U206
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,000 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N2186FRegistered now · Cessna U206S/N U2060386 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna U206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

0N July 10, 2011 at approximately 1310 in the afternoon, aircraft N2186F, piloted by privacy data omitted was flying west bound at 2300 feet MSL through lake clark pass. The PIC stated that he saw a tail of another aircraft pass below and to the left side of the aircraft cowling followed immediately by a hard jolt. The PIC announced to his passengers that they had struck another aircraft and that everythig was ok with their aircraft. The PIC stated the aircraft flew straight and level and the floats were aligned so the aircraft returned to lake hood Alaska and landed without incident. After landing the PIC noticed minor damage to the toe of the left float as well as a dent in the left inside spreader bar. Both pilots stated they were actively scanning for other aircraft in their vicinity at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

0N JULY 10, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 IN THE AFTERNOON, AIRCRAFT N2186F, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING WEST BOUND AT 2300 FEET MSL THROUGH LAKE CLARK PASS. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SAW A TAIL OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PASS BELOW AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT COWLING FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A HARD JOLT. THE PIC ANNOUNCED TO HIS PASSENGERS THAT THEY HAD STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND THAT EVERYTHIG WAS OK WITH THEIR AIRCRAFT. THE PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT FLEW STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND THE FLOATS WERE ALIGNED SO THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAKE HOOD ALASKA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE PIC NOTICED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOE OF THE LEFT FLOAT AS WELL AS A DENT IN THE LEFT INSIDE SPREADER BAR. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY WERE ACTIVELY SCANNING FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THEIR VICINITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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