20180316002582A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Palatka, FL · March 16, 2018

Date: March 16, 2018 · 10:30 local
Place: Palatka, FL
Airport: Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N816CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA109
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 252 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N816CDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0150 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Airman privacy data omitted was conducting touch and go landings at the Palatka (29J) Florida airport on the morning of March 16, 2018. At the same time, another aircraft (N486DA) was also conducting touch and go practice. Poor radio communications and a failure to "see and avoid" resulted in a collision over the runway 27 threshold at about 30 feet.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE PALATKA (29J) FLORIDA AIRPORT ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 16, 2018. AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (N486DA) WAS ALSO CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. POOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND A FAILURE TO "SEE AND AVOID" RESULTED IN A COLLISION OVER THE RUNWAY 27 THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 30 FEET.

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 ERA18LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalatka, FLBoth pilots’ and the flight instructor’s failure to identify, see, and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision.Mar 16, 2018 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N486DACirrus Design SR20Accident 20180316013722A · Destroyed