Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Dunkirk Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Dunkirk, New York 14048
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:00 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
An Aerostar landed on runway 15, a 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 The pilot of the Piper Malibu reported a 9-mile final for runway 6, on a radio frequency that had been out-of-date for longer than one year.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.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
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.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/14/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1200 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Dunkirk |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 14048 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 422936N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0791619W |
| Event Location Airport | Dunkirk Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DKK |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 693 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1153 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DKK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 693 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -6 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 130 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.36 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 20768 |
| NTSB Notification Source | ROC FSDO |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 14 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 28 2006 9:08AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Rochester, NY |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N302H | N1WZ |
| NTSB Number | NYC06LA042A | NYC06LA042B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Piper | Smith, Ted Aerostar |
| Aircraft Model | PA-46-310P | 601P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 460803 | 61P-0385-128 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4300 | 6000 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 1 2005 12:00AM | May 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 167 | 16 |
| Airframe Hours | 4937 | 5337 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Lakala Aviation Inc. | FTBA Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Vicksburg | Wilmington |
| Aircraft Owner State | MI | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 49097 | 19810 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Richard Schneider | Antoine Attea |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | Wooster | Jamestown |
| Operator State | OH | NY |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 44691 | 14701 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | N99 | JHW |
| Departure City | West Chester | Jamestown |
| Departure State | PA | NY |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1030 | 1140 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | DKK | DKK |
| Destination City | Dunkirk | Dunkirk |
| Destination State | NY | NY |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - roll | Landing - roll |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 5 2006 6:50PM | Oct 5 2006 6:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | MUZD | MUZD |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 6 | 15 |
| Runway Length | 5000 | 4000 |
| Runway Width | 100 | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |