Beschrijving:
The converted DC-4 cargo plane carried 3000 gallons of fuel to the Nixon Fork Gold Mine near McGrath, AK. This mine has a 4200 x 100 ft gravel runway (16/34). There is a hill at the south end of the runway which forces everyone to land to the south. The Carvair was coming in with a tail wind, attempting a landing on runway 16. The captain said that the airplane encountered sinking air and became low on the landing approach, and the right main landing gear struck the lip of the runway. The right main landing gear was torn off, which allowed the nose and right wing to collide with the runway surface. The right wing was torn off the fuselage, and caught fire. The airplane slid 180 degrees, went off the runway and ended up in a ditch. The right wing continued to burn for about 1.5 hours.
The pilot indicated that the weather conditions consisted of an east wind of about 5 to 10 knots, and mostly clear skies, with isolated areas of convective cloud
formations.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An undershoot and collision with the runway when the pilot misjudged the distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown."
» NTSB
» Oldwings.nl
accident date: 30-05-2007
type: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
registration: N898AT
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 30 mei 2007 |
| Tijd: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Brooks Air Fuel |
| Registratie: | N898AT |
| Constructienummer: | 20/42994 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1946 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 55753 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Nixon Fork Mine, AK ( Verenigde Staten)
|
| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Verenigde Staten |
| Nixon Fork Mine, AK, Verenigde Staten |
The converted DC-4 cargo plane carried 3000 gallons of fuel to the Nixon Fork Gold Mine near McGrath, AK. This mine has a 4200 x 100 ft gravel runway (16/34). There is a hill at the south end of the runway which forces everyone to land to the south. The Carvair was coming in with a tail wind, attempting a landing on runway 16. The captain said that the airplane encountered sinking air and became low on the landing approach, and the right main landing gear struck the lip of the runway. The right main landing gear was torn off, which allowed the nose and right wing to collide with the runway surface. The right wing was torn off the fuselage, and caught fire. The airplane slid 180 degrees, went off the runway and ended up in a ditch. The right wing continued to burn for about 1.5 hours.
The pilot indicated that the weather conditions consisted of an east wind of about 5 to 10 knots, and mostly clear skies, with isolated areas of convective cloud
formations.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An undershoot and collision with the runway when the pilot misjudged the distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown."
Accident investigation:
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Bronnen:
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» Oldwings.nl
Foto's
accident date: 30-05-2007
type: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
registration: N898AT
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Fairbanks International Airport, AK en Nixon Fork Mine, AK bedraagt 377 km (235 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Fairbanks International Airport, AK en Nixon Fork Mine, AK bedraagt 377 km (235 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.
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