NONE · Piper PA-31-350 · 2000-09-11 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC00LA120
Event ID
20001212X21890
Type
Accident
Date
2000-09-11
Location
ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.159118, -149.989791
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-31-350
Registration
N27179
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the TRACON air traffic controller to issue a wake turbulence advisory to the pilot, and a wake turbulence encounter by the pilot. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate visual lookout, the failure of the TRACON controller to notice an aircraft as a heavy jet, and insufficiently defined TRACON procedures used to facilitate prearranged coordination of aircraft through radar segments.