20180316013722A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · 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: Destroyed
Aircraft: N486DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA109
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 252 total22 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N486DARegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2019 · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1831 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman 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 was also conducting touch an go practice. Poor radio communications and a failure to "see and avoid" resulted in a collision over the threshold of runway 27 at about 30'.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN 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 WAS ALSO CONDUCTING TOUCH AN GO PRACTICE. POOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND A FAILURE TO "SEE AND AVOID" RESULTED IN A COLLISION OVER THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 27 AT ABOUT 30'.

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.

N816CDCirrus Design SR22Accident 20180316002582A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N486DA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20111203028659IDescent · Jacksonville, FLOn a dual night cross counrty IFR flight while descending to land at craig field (crg) the engine loss power at 3000 feet. Unable to make either craig field (crg) or jax nas (nip) the pilot elected to land on highway 295. The landing was uneventful.Dec 3, 2011 · No damage