# Accident 20200827012122A: Piper PA-18-150, Fairbanks, AK, August 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2020, 13:53 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8117° N, 147.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8117&lon=-147.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7498L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,914 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012122A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1353 LOCAL ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME ON 27 AUGUST 2020 TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED AT CHENA MARINA AIRPORT (AK28). N714KH, A CESSNA 185 WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. N7498L, A PA-18-150 WAS ADVISED OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL BY THE FAIRBANKS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. THE PA-18-150 TOOK OFF. N714KH WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THE FAIRBANKS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. EACH AIRCRAFT ACKNOWLEDGED THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER'S ADVISORY. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSPONDER SO ALTITUDE DATA IS UNAVAILABLE, HOWEVER RADAR DATA RETRIEVED FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INDICATES APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE USED WHEN TURNING BASE FOR PLANNED LANDING SPOT FOR N714KH. INTERVIEWS INDICATE 4KH NORMALLY LANDED LONG AS HIS LOCATION WAS ON THE NORTH END OF THE AIRFIELD. LANDING AIMING POINT FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN THE SOUTH END THRESHHOLD MAY HAVE AFFECTED ALTITUDE AND VISUAL FOCUS FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N714KH, Cessna A185F: [Accident 20200827012132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012132A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC20LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA085), Aug 27, 2020: Piper PA18 (N7498L), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The PA-18 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the Cessna 185 as it was landing. Contributing to the accident was the PA-18 pilot’s failure to hear the traffic advisory provided by the air traffic…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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