Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Montag 17 April 1995 |
Zeit: | 13:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Brooks Air Fuel |
Kennzeichen: | N898AL |
Werknummer: | 35986 |
Baujahr: | 1945 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Kivalina Airport, AK (KVL) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Galena Airport, AK (GAL/PAGA), USA |
Flug nach: | Kivalina Airport, AK (KVL/PAVL), USA |
Unfallbericht:The C-54 airplane was hauling fuel oil to be distributed at Kivalina, AK. Prior to departure from Galena (GAL) the pilot read a NOTAM for Kivalina that the runway had thin, packed snow on it. The pilot reported he flew over the 3,000 ft long by 60 ft wide strip prior to landing, and noted in the center of the runway some gravel was visible through a layer of surrounding snow. He could not see any snow banks or deeper snow in the landing area, and available notices to airmen did not mention any snow banks or snow berms on the runway. The airplane landed near the threshold and on the center line, but, the left main landing gear soon encountered a snow berm and the airplane was pulled to the left. The airplane subsequently impacted other snow berms on the left side of the runway and the nose landing gear collapsed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to identify a hazardous landing area. Factors in the accident are the presence of snow banks/berms on the runway, and the inadequate snow removal by airport personnel."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 160 days (5 months) | Accident number: | ANC95LA046 | Download report: | Summary report
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Informationsquelle:
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Distance from Galena Airport, AK to Kivalina Airport, AK as the crow flies is 473 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.