ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292776
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 December 2005 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-310P Malibu |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N302H |
| MSN: | 460803 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4937 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunkirk Airport, NY (DKK/KDKK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Chester, PA |
| Dunkirk Airport, NY (DKK/KDKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, N302H, and a Ted Smith Aerostar 601P, N1WZ, sustained substantial damage while both airplanes were landing at Dunkirk Airport (DKK), New York. The pilot and two passengers onboard the Piper Malibu, and the pilot onboard the Aerostar, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The Aerostar landed on runway 15, the Piper Malibu landed on runway 6, and their right wings contacted at the runway intersection. The pilot of the Aerostar utilized the current Unicom frequency, and was told the winds were favoring runway 15, which was the active runway. The pilot of the Aerostar flew a left traffic pattern for runway 15, radioed position reports, and monitored a Cessna that was also in the traffic pattern for runway 15. The pilot of the Aerostar did not observe any other traffic as he landed on runway 15. The pilot of the Piper Malibu reported a 9-mile final for runway 6, on a radio frequency that had been out-of-date for longer than one year. The pilot of the Piper Malibu did not observe any traffic, and proceeded to land on runway 6. The pilot of the Piper Malibu was using a global positioning system, and did not refer to his onboard approach charts, which listed the correct frequency. The reported wind about the time of the accident was from 130 degrees at 11 knots.
Probable Cause: The Piper Malibu pilot's failure to use the correct radio frequency for traffic advisories, and his selection of the wrong, inactive runway, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06LA042
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 09:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 09-Mar-2024 08:04 | ASN | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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