ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
N2913C
CESSNA 180
N757VW
CESSNA 152
A GROUND CONTROL (GND CTL) TRAINEE CLRD CESSNA 152 (C-152), N757WV, TO TAXI TO RWY 6, THEN RELINQUISHED THE GND CTL PSN TO A FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL (FPL) CTLR, WHO HAD JUST SIGNED ON DUTY. THE FPL CTLR WAS AWARE OF THE LCTN & TAXI DESTN OF THE C-152. THE FPL CTLR THEN CLRD A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 (C-180), N2913C, TO TAXI TO RWY 15. RWYS 6 & 15 WERE JOINED AT THE APCH ENDS & THE SAME RUN-UP AREA WAS PROVIDED FOR BOTH RWYS. AFTER ENTERING THE RUN-UP AREA, THE C-152 PLT STOPPED WITH HIS ACFT ANGLED TO THE NE & BGN A RUN-UP. MEANWHILE, THE C-180 PLT TAXIED INTO THE SAME RUN-UP AREA & THE PROP OF HIS ACFT STRUCK THE EMPENNAGE OF THE C-152. JUST BFR THE COLLISION, THE C-180 PLT SAW THE C-152 & APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. THE C-180 CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DWN PSN. ACCORDING TO THE TWR TAPES, NO WARNINGOF TRAFFIC WAS ISSUED BY THE GND CTLR. THE C-180 PLT WAS NOT WEARING CORRECTIVE LENSES AS REQUIRED & WAS OVERDUE A BFR.
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