ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
N45928
CESSNA 152
N6479L
CESSNA 152
A STUDENT PLT IN A CESSNA 152, N45928, WAS INBOUND TO LAND ON RWY 33 AT MERRILL FIELD AT THE SAME TIME THAT ANOTHER STUDENT PLT IN CESSNA 152, N6479L, WAS DEPARTING FROM RWT 15. THE STUDENT IN N6479L WAS CLEARED FOR A 'CITY HIGH' DEPARTURE. AFTER TAKING OFF, HE TURNED EASTBOUND & CONVERGED WITH N45928 WHICH WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING. N45928 HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ENTER TRAFFIC TO LAND ON RWT 33. TOWER PERSONNEL ADVISED EACH PLT OF THE OTHER'S POSITION; HOWEVER, NEITHER PLT SAW THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO COLLIDING. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF N6479L HIT THE LOWER FUSELAGE OF N45928. BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY; BUT THE PLT OF N6479L HAD SOME DIFFICULTY SINCE THE RUDDER HAD BECOME JAMMED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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