- Date
- September 8, 1997, 15:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Buckland, AK
- Injuries
- 17 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19970908026091A19970908026082A
- Case key
- 3065
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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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of the Cessna 402C, N2649Z, to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing alongside the stationary Cessna 208B, N1123R.
The failure of the pilot of the Cessna 402C, N2649Z, to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing alongside the stationary Cessna 208B, N1123R.
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
The Cessna 402C, N2649Z, and the Cessna 208B, N1123R, were both parked at the ramp area of a remote airport. Both airplanes had passengers on board, and both airplanes were preparing to depart on charter flights. The Cessna 402C was parked to the right, and slightly behind the Cessna 208B. The pilot of the Cessna 402C began a right turn out of the parking spot. During the turn, the tail of the airplane struck the right aileron of the Cessna 208B.
The Cessna 402C, N2649Z, and the Cessna 208B, N1123R, were both parked at the ramp area of a remote airport. Both airplanes had passengers on board, and both airplanes were preparing to depart on charter flights. The Cessna 402C was parked to the right, and slightly behind the Cessna 208B. The pilot of the Cessna 402C began a right turn out of the parking spot. During the turn, the tail of the airplane struck the right aileron of the Cessna 208B.
Factual narrative
Same narrative as ANC-97-L-A145A
On September 8, 1997, about 1545 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 402C airplane, N2649Z, collided with a parked Cessna 208B airplane, N1123R, while beginning to taxi from the ramp at Buckland, Alaska. Both airplanes were being operated as visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand passenger flights to Noorvik, Alaska, under Title 14 CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. N2649Z, operated by Hageland Aviation Services Inc., St. Mary's, Alaska, and N1123R, operated by Bering Air Inc., Nome, Alaska, both sustained substantial damage. The certificated airline transport pilot of N2649Z, and 6 passengers, were not injured. The certificated airline transport pilot of N1123R, and 9 passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, Fairbanks Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported that N1123R was parked on the ramp with all passengers on board. The pilot was preparing to depart for Noorvik. The pilot of N2649Z, with all passengers on board, was beginning to taxi away from the ramp. N2649Z was parked to the right, and slightly behind N1123R. When N2649Z began to move, the pilot began a right turn. As the tail of the airplane pivoted to the left, the vertical stabilizer struck the aft edge of N1123R's, right aileron trim tab assembly. The collision damaged the trim tab, aileron, and the actuator assembly. The leading edge of the vertical stabilizer of N2649Z received damage to the skin and former.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2649Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0333
- Airframe hours
- 8,249
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Hageland Aviation Services Inc
- Registered owner
- Gussic Ventures
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 28, 1997 · 33 hours before
- Destination
- ORV · Noorvik, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- BVK · Buckland
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
- N1123R
- Reported as
- Cessna 208B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 208B0395
- Airframe hours
- 3,563
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-114A, 675 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Bering Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 19, 1997 · 69 hours before
- Destination
- ORV · Noorvik, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- BVK · Buckland
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 N2649Z
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,900 total · 870 in this make and model · 4,750 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 136 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1123R
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,875 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 9,800 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 135 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2649Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.