- Date
- August 15, 1986, 20:37 local (Aug 16, 1986, 04:37 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19860815040302A19860815040301A
- Case key
- 4605
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plts of Cessna 185 (C-185), N1802R, & Cessna 180 (C-180), N9418C, received clearance fm ground control to taxi to rwy 32 via taxiway-n (twy-n). Both acft were tailwheel (conventional gear) equipped. As the C-185 was proceeding along twy-n, the C-180 plt taxied onto the twy, in front of the C-185 & fm the rgt side of the twy. The C-185 plt said he was taxiing slowly, but had a blind area fm his 12 to 2 o'clock psn. Just as the C-185 plt saw the other acft converging, he applied brakes & stopped, but he said the tail of the C-180 'swung under my prop.' The C-185 prop received minor dmg while the left horizontal stabilizer of the C-180 was substantially dmgd. The ground controller stated that after he cleared the two cessnas to taxi, he diverted his attention to a 3rd acft when its plt called for taxi instructions on the north ramp. By the time the controller had redirected his attention to the two cessnas, the acdnt had occurred. The ground controller did not issue a traffic advisory to either of the Cessna acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1802R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502518
- Airframe hours
- 1,420
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen T. Harms
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1986 · 12 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage Intl, runway 32, 10,496 × 150 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
- N9418C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31816
- Airframe hours
- 1,333
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joe W. Hallum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage Intl, runway 32, 10,496 × 150 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 N1802R
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,706 total · 311 in this make and model · 1,588 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N9418C
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,070 total · 402 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 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.
Other investigations on N1802R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.