- Date
- April 25, 1984, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19840425014341A19840425014342A
- Case key
- 4199
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student plt in a Cessna 152, N45928, was inbound to land on rwy 33 at merrill field at the same time that another student plt in Cessna 152, N6479L, was departing from rwt 15. The student in N6479L was cleared for a 'city high' departure. After taking off, he turned eastbound & converged with N45928 which was on a westerly heading. N45928 had been instructed to enter traffic to land on rwy 33. Tower personel advised each plt of the other's position; however, neither plt saw the other acft until just prior to colliding. The vertical stabilizer of N6479L hit the lower fuselage of N45928. Both acft landed safely, but the plt of N6479L had some difficulty since the rudder had become jammed.
A student plt in a Cessna 152, N45928, was inbound to land on rwy 33 at merrill field at the same time that another student plt in Cessna 152, N6479L, was departing from rwt 15. The student in N6479L was cleared for a 'city high' departure. After taking off, he turned eastbound & converged with N45928 which was on a westerly heading. N45928 had been instructed to enter traffic to land on rwt 33. Tower personnel advised each plt of the other's position; however, neither plt saw the other acft until just prior to colliding. The vertical stabilizer of N6479L hit the lower fuselage of N45928. Both acft landed safely; but the plt of N6479L had some difficulty since the rudder had become jammed.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N45928
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282945
- Airframe hours
- 3,619
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Blake, doing business as Ak Aviation School
- Registered owner
- James Ferguson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 25, 1983 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- MRI
- Destination
- MRI
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 33, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- N6479L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284411
- Airframe hours
- 3,114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Silburs'S Flt Operations
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 24, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MRI
- Destination
- TKA · Talkeetna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 15, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N45928
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 26 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6479L
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.