Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW82DA361

PLAINVIEW, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N62405

CESSNA 172P

Aircraft #2

N520T

BEECH 95-C55

Analysis

WHILE RECEIVING TRAFFIC ADVISORIES ENROUTE TO PLAINVIEW, THE PLT OF THE C-172 WAS GIVEN THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQ FOR HALE COUNTY ARPT AS 120.7. HOWEVER THE PLT COPIED 127.7 & REACHED FTW CENTER INSTEAD. THE PLT MADE NO FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT FREQ & REPORTED PATTERN POSITIONS ON UNICOM FREQ OF 122.95. THE BE-95 WAS MAKING A MODIFIED STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH & WAS MAKING POSITION REPORTS ON 120.7. BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER THE COLLISION. THE TOWER HAD BEEN CLOSED AS A RESULT OF A SHORTAGE OF CONTROLLERS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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