# Accident 20211013017051A: Cessna 180J, Sutton, AK, October 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sutton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7021° N, 148.9753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7021&lon=-148.9753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9966N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9966N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211013017051A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE LEFT BIG LAKE FOR A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT NEAR SUTTON.  ONCE OVER SUTTON THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARD PALMER (PAQ) AND TUNED THE RADIO TO THE PALMER INFORMATION FREQUENCY. SHORTLY AFTER HE CAUGHT A QUICK DARK FLASH OUT OF THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE WINDSCREEN AND INSTINCTIVELY PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DIVING RIGHT TURN.  PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE TWO AIRCRAFT HAD COME IN CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL HANDLING NORMALLY. AFTER RETURNING TO CTAF FREQUENCY PILOT STATES HE HEARD AN AIRCRAFT CALLING FOR "AIRCRAFT OVER THE RIVER NEAR SUTTON" TO WHICH HE REPLIED AND ATTEMPTED TO GET CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BUT THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND.  THE RETURN FLIGHT AND LANDING AT BIG LAKE WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND THE PILOT STATES THAT IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER HE'D TIED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND WAS DOING A FINAL WALK AROUND THAT HE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE TOP OUTER PORTION OF LEFT WING WHICH CONSISTED OF DENTED AIRCRAFT SKIN WITH BLACK (PRESUMABLY TIRE) MARKS NEAR THE LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ANC22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA002), Oct 13, 2021: Cessna 180J (N9966N), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A mid-air collision for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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