- Date
- August 1, 1986, 15:31 local (23:31 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19860801085771A19860801085772A
- Case key
- 4603
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A ground control (gnd ctl) trainee clrd Cessna 152 (C-152), N757WV, to taxi to rwy 6, then relinquished the gnd ctl psn to a full performance level (fpl) ctlr, who had just signed on duty. The fpl ctlr was aware of the lctn & taxi destn of the C-152, the fpl ctlr then clrd a tailwheel equipped cessn 180 (C-180), N2913C, to taxi to rwy 15. Rwys 6 & 15 were joined at the apch ends of the same run-up area was provided for both rwys. After entering the run-up area, the C-152 plt stopped with his acft angled to the NE & bgn a run-up. Meanwhile, the C-180 plt taxied into the same run-up area & the prop of his acft struck the empennage of the C-152. Just bfr the collision, the C-180 plt saw the C-152 & applied brakes, but was unable to stop in time. The C-180 came to rest in a nose dwn psn. According to the twr tapes, no warningof traffic was issued by the gnd ctlr. The C-180 plt was not wearing corrective lenses as required & was overdue a bfr.
A ground control (gnd ctl) trainee clrd Cessna 152 (C-152), N757WV, to taxi to rwy 6, then relinquished the gnd ctl psn to a full performance level (fpl) ctlr, who had just signed on duty. The fpl ctlr was aware of the lctn & taxi destn of the C-152. The fpl ctlr then clrd a tailwheel equipped Cessna 180 (C-180), N2913C, to taxi to rwy 15. Rwys 6 & 15 were joined at the apch ends & the same run-up area was provided for both rwys. After entering the run-up area, the C-152 plt stopped with his acft angled to the NE & bgn a run-up. Meanwhile, the C-180 plt taxied into the same run-up area & the prop of his acft struck the empennage of the C-152. Just bfr the collision, the C-180 plt saw the C-152 & applied brakes, but was unable to stop in time. The C-180 came to rest in a nose dwn psn. According to the twr tapes, no warningof traffic was issued by the gnd ctlr. The C-180 plt was not wearing corrective lenses as required & was overdue a bfr.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2913C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30813
- Airframe hours
- 4,458
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles F. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1986 · 74 hours before
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 15, 2,500 × 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
- N757VW
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280047
- Airframe hours
- 3,940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aces Up Aviation
- Registered owner
- James A. Fena
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 4, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 6, 4,000 × 100 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 N2913C
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 74 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N757VW
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,490 total · 162 in this make and model · 2,446 as pilot in command · 171 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.