GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA085
Data Source |
NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE |
NTSB Report Nbr |
ANC00LA085 |
Event Id |
20001212X21353 |
Local Date |
07/06/2000 |
Local Time |
1830 |
State |
AK |
Event Type |
ACCIDENT |
Injury Severity |
NONE |
Record Status |
FINAL |
Mid Air Collision |
NO |
Event Location |
OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP |
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete |
FULL |
Basic Weather Conditions |
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND |
Light Condition |
DAY |
Cloud Condition |
CLEAR |
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Cloud Type |
NONE |
Visibility RVR (ft) |
0 |
Visibility RVV (sm) |
0 |
Visibility (sm) |
50 |
Wind Direction (deg) |
30 |
Wind Condition Flag |
U |
Wind Speed (knots) |
0 |
Wind Condition Indicated |
Light and Variable |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation |
PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION |
Registration Number |
N1658U |
Aircraft Make |
CESSNA |
Aircraft Model |
207 |
Aircraft Series |
UNDESIGNATED SERIES |
Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
Aircraft Fire |
NONE |
Aircraft Explosion |
NONE |
Aircraft Type |
AIRPLANE |
Aircraft Homebuilt |
UNKNOWN |
Phase of Flight |
LANDING |
Aircraft Use |
POSITIONING |
Flight Plan Filed |
COMPANY VFR |
Operator Name |
MAA |
Operator Doing Business As |
ALASKA FLYERS |
Owner Name |
MAA, INC. |
Number of Seats |
7 |
Number of Engines |
1 |
ELT Installed |
YES |
ELT Operated |
YES |
Departure Airport Id |
SCC |
Departure City |
DEADHORSE |
Departure State |
ALASKA |
Last Departure Point |
NO |
Destination Local |
CRASH AT DESTINATION CITY |
Destination Airport Id |
|
Destination City |
|
Runway Id |
0 |
Air Carrier Operating Certificates |
YES |
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates |
UNKNOWN |
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate |
UNKNOWN |
Cert Max Gross Wgt |
3800 |
ENGINE INFORMATION
Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer
| Continental |
Engine Model
| IO-520-F |
Engine Horsepower
| 300 |
Engine Thrust
| HP |
Carb/Injection
| FUEL INJECTED |
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 |
1 |
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT
Phase of Operation: LANDING - ABORTED
Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
1 |
2 |
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN OR TAKEOFF/LANDING/TAXI AREA |
SELECTED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
CAUSE |
2 |
1 |
OBJECT |
OTHER |
|
FACTOR |
3 |
1 |
WEATHER CONDITION |
TAILWIND |
|
FACTOR |
Occurrence #2 FORCED LANDING
Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING
Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
On July 6, 2000, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1658U, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, about 85 miles northeast of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, at latitude 68 degrees, 42 minutes north, and longitude 146 degrees, 08 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Alaska Flyers, Kaktovik, Alaska. The solo certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at the Deadhorse Airport, Deadhorse, Alaska, about 1630.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on July 7, the pilot reported he was landing at a remote off airport site that was also being used by a helicopter crew working in the area. The tundra-covered site, oriented southwest/northeast, is about 800 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the site and noted a 55 gallon fuel drum at the southwest end of the site, presumably left behind by the helicopter crew. He said that there was a light wind from the northeast, making a downwind approach necessary due to the location of the fuel drum. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach to the southwest. During the approach the tailwind carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot. He said that when the airplane touched down, the main wheels hit a rut, and bounced the airplane back into the air. The pilot said he added full power to abort the landing, and just after lift-off, the airplane's nose wheel and propeller collided with the fuel drum at the end of the airstrip. He said that after the airplane struck the fuel drum, the engine began to vibrate violently. The pilot selected a tundra-covered forced landing site, about 1/4 mile from his original intended landing site.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage.
AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT
The certificated airline transport pilot was landing at a remote off airport site. The tundra-covered site, oriented southwest/northeast, is about 800 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the site and noted a 55 gallon fuel drum at the southwest end of the site. He said that there was a light wind from the northeast, making a downwind approach necessary due to the location of the fuel drum. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach to the southwest. During the approach the tailwind carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot. When the airplane touched down, the main wheels hit a rut that bounced the airplane back into the air. The pilot added full power to abort the landing, and just after lift-off, the airplane's nose wheel and propeller collided with the fuel drum at the end of the airstrip. After the airplane struck the fuel drum, the engine began to vibrate violently. The pilot selected a tundra-covered forced landing site, about 1/4 mile from his original intended landing site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage.
AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were a fuel drum, and a tailwind.
END REPORT