# Accident 20200827012132A: Cessna A185F, 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: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FKMC
- 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: N714KH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714KH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- 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/20200827012132A

## 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. JKIN714KH 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

- N7498L, Piper PA-18-150: [Accident 20200827012122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012122A)

## 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: Cessna A185 (N714KH), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 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…

## Other reports on N714KH (2)

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

- [Incident 20010523009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010523009479I), May 23, 2001: Cessna 185F (N714KH), Anchorage, AK. (-23)The pilot/mechanic was conducting a maintenance check ont he propeller's RPM. He had just completed a step taxi when a gusty of wind allowed the aircraft…
- [Incident 19841209070769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841209070769I), Dec 9, 1984: Cessna A185F (N714KH), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing up a vehicle driveway prop struck iron posts.

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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