- Date
- July 8, 1980
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800708025161A19800708025152A
- Case key
- 136425
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 80/7/8 FAIRBANKS,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N5031D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 8482 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 148 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- USED PVT ARPT WITHOUT PERMISSION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 80/7/8 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1100 N108NS PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 30, 1627 TOTAL HOURS, 48 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 2 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.YURON,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PILOT MADE IMPROPER TRAFFIC PATTERN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N108NS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro
N108NSRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N5031D
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19800708025161APiper PA32R300 · Fairbanks, AKOvertook & struck training airplane, N5031D, while turning final on non-standard pattern.N5031D on final approach.Accident 19800708025152ABbavia 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKWas struck by N108NS on final for touch & go landing. N108NS made non-standard pattern.