Near midair collision between 2 light aircraft at hood lake strip adjacent to anc airport.

Attributes
ACN	153476
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : z41
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : z41
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 412 flight time type : 66
ASRS Report	153476
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My aircraft was entering the lake hood terminal control area when I suffered a complete radio failure. I circled the outside of the area at point mckenzie trying to fix the radio, to no effect. Due to the lateness and fuel state, I headed toward the strip and I thought I had a green light from the tower. I was low on final when an aircraft Y came over me in a steep descent and landed. I went around and tried to see a light from the tower. I cleared the area again and landed. Before I made the final approach I checked for traffic and didn't see any. The aircraft that landed had navigation lights, but I didn't notice any strobe lights. My aircraft had navigation lights on, wing tips and a tail strobe on. Also my landing lights was on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN 2 LIGHT ACFT AT HOOD LAKE STRIP ADJACENT TO ANC ARPT.

Narrative: MY ACFT WAS ENTERING THE LAKE HOOD TERMINAL CTL AREA WHEN I SUFFERED A COMPLETE RADIO FAILURE. I CIRCLED THE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA AT POINT MCKENZIE TRYING TO FIX THE RADIO, TO NO EFFECT. DUE TO THE LATENESS AND FUEL STATE, I HEADED TOWARD THE STRIP AND I THOUGHT I HAD A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TWR. I WAS LOW ON FINAL WHEN AN ACFT Y CAME OVER ME IN A STEEP DSNT AND LANDED. I WENT AROUND AND TRIED TO SEE A LIGHT FROM THE TWR. I CLRED THE AREA AGAIN AND LANDED. BEFORE I MADE THE FINAL APCH I CHKED FOR TFC AND DIDN'T SEE ANY. THE ACFT THAT LANDED HAD NAV LIGHTS, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY STROBE LIGHTS. MY ACFT HAD NAV LIGHTS ON, WING TIPS AND A TAIL STROBE ON. ALSO MY LNDG LIGHTS WAS ON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.