# NTSB ANC86FA118: Cessna 180, N2913C, Anchorage, AK, August 1, 1986 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: August 1, 1986, 15:31 local (23:31 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.220565, -149.849533 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8495&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 4603 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86FA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4603/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA118 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor) - qualification, pilot in command - control tower service - inadequate, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) (contributing factor) - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause) - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose down, taxi - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - visual/aural perception, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - qualification, pilot of other aircraft - control tower service - inadequate, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) (contributing factor) - aircraft handling - improper, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) 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. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) 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 1 - Registration: [N2913C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2913C), registered now, S/N 30813, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30813 - Airframe hours: 4458 - Engines: 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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N757VW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757VW), registered now, S/N 15280047, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15280047 - Airframe hours: 3940 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N2913C; age 60; 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 - Pilot, aircraft N757VW; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19860801085771A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801085771A), Aug 1, 1986: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft hit N757VW which was stopped in a run up area. Pilot not wearing glasses. ATC failed to alert pilots. - [Accident 19860801085772A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801085772A), Aug 1, 1986: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft was stopped in a runup area and was struck from behind by N2913C. ATC failed to alert pilots. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.