GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA017
Data Source NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE
NTSB Report Nbr ANC00LA017
Event Id 20001212X20186
Local Date 12/06/1999
Local Time 958
State AK
Airport Name BETHEL
Event Type ACCIDENT
Injury Severity NONE
Record Status FINAL
Mid Air Collision NO
Event Location ON AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP

WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete FULL
Basic Weather Conditions VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND
Light Condition DAWN
Cloud Condition SCATTERED
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) 6500
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) 0
Cloud Type UNKNOWN
Visibility RVR (ft) 0
Visibility RVV (sm) 0
Visibility (sm) 10
Wind Direction (deg) 280
Wind Condition Flag U
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Condition Indicated Unknown

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation PART 135: AIR TAXI & COMMUTER
Registration Number N5187B
Aircraft Make CESSNA
Aircraft Model 208
Aircraft Series B
Aircraft Damage SUBSTANTIAL
Aircraft Fire NONE
Aircraft Explosion NONE
Aircraft Type AIRPLANE
Aircraft Homebuilt UNKNOWN
Phase of Flight TAKEOFF
Aircraft Use UNKNOWN
Category of Operation SCHEDULED
Flight Plan Filed COMPANY VFR
Domestic/International DOMESTIC
Passenger/Cargo PASSENGER/CARGO
Operator Name ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE
Operator Doing Business As ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE, INC
Owner Name ARCTIC AIR GROUP, INC.
Number of Seats 2
Number of Engines 1
ELT Installed YES
ELT Operated NO
Departure Airport Id BET
Departure City
Departure State ALASKA
Last Departure Point YES
Destination Airport Id MLL
Destination City MARSHALL
Destination State ALASKA
Runway Id 36
Runway Length 6398
Runway Width 150
Air Carrier Operating Certificates YES
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates UNKNOWN
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate UNKNOWN
Cert Max Gross Wgt 8750

ENGINE INFORMATION

Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer P&W
Engine Model PT6A-114A
Engine Horsepower 675
Engine Thrust LBS

INJURY INFORMATION
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 0 0 0
Pass 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 2
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1
FORCED LANDING
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB

Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # Event Group Code Subject Modifier Personnel Cause/Factor
1 1 AIRFRAME ICE CAUSE
2 2 AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INADEQUATE PILOT IN COMMAND CAUSE
3 2 AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT POSSIBLE PILOT IN COMMAND

Occurrence #2
OVERRUN
Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF

Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # Event Group Code Subject Modifier Personnel Cause/Factor

Occurrence #3
ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF

Events Sequence for Occurrence #3 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # Event Group Code Subject Modifier Personnel Cause/Factor
4 1 TERRAIN CONDITION SNOW COVERED




AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT


On December 6, 1999, about 0958 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 208B airplane, N5187B, sustained substantial damage after colliding with snow-covered terrain during takeoff from the Bethel Airport, Bethel, Alaska. The flight was being conducted under Title 14, CFR Part 135, as a scheduled commuter flight, operated by Arctic Circle Air, Inc., as Flight 30. The certificated airline transport pilot, and the sole pilot-rated passenger aboard, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company VFR flight following procedures were in effect for the flight to Marshall, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on December 6, the pilot reported that he arrived at the airport about 0800, and performed a preflight inspection of the accident airplane. He said that the airplane had been parked outside all night, and added that the wings, horizontal stabilizer, elevators, and windscreen had a "noticeable amount of frost on them." The pilot reported that he used a broom, while standing of a ladder, to remove an accumulation of frost, and light snow. He then returned to the hanger to wait for the load of cargo to arrive. He said that due to scheduling delays, the cargo did not arrive at the airport until about 0850, at which time the cargo was loaded, and the pilot prepared for departure. He said that before departure, he did not recheck the wings or flight control surfaces for any additional frost accumulation. The pilot reported that while departing runway 36, about 100 feet above the runway, he retracted 10 degrees of flaps. He added that as the airplane climbed to about 200 feet above the runway, he retracted the remaining 10 degrees of flaps, and the airplane descended while rolling to the left. The pilot stated that he had to apply full right aileron to keep the airplane upright. He said full power was already applied to the engine, but the airplane continued to descend. The airplane landed on the runway, about 200 feet from the runway threshold, and continued off the end of the runway, into snow-covered terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the propeller, fuselage, and wings.

AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT


The certificated airline transport pilot, with one, pilot-rated passenger aboard, was departing runway 36 on a scheduled commuter flight. The pilot said that about 100 feet above the runway, he retracted 10 degrees of flaps. He added that as the airplane climbed to about 200 feet above the runway, he retracted the remaining 10 degrees of flaps, and the airplane descended while rolling to the left. The pilot stated that he had to apply full right aileron to keep the airplane upright. He said full power was already applied to the engine, but the airplane continued to descend. The airplane landed on the runway, about 200 feet from the runway threshold, and continued off the end of the runway, into snow-covered terrain. The pilot stated that during his preflight inspection, he removed an accumulation of ice and snow from the wings and empennage. Due to scheduling delays, the flight did not depart until about 2 hours after the initial preflight. The pilot said that prior to departure, he did not recheck for any additional frost accumulation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the propeller, fuselage, and wings.

AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT


The pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to remove snow and airframe ice from the airplane.


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