Crash-aerien 14 FEB 2009 d'un CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 N440RA - Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK (OTZ)
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Statuts:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:samedi 14 février 2009
Heure:11:02
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic C212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
Compagnie:Arctic Transportation Services
Immatriculation: N440RA
Numéro de série: 174
Année de Fabrication: 1980-12-19 (28 years 2 months)
Heures de vol:29161
Moteurs: 2 Garrett TPE331-10R-5
Equipage:victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Passagers:victimes: 0 / à bord: 0
Total:victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Dégats de l'appareil: Substantiels
Conséquences: Repaired
Lieu de l'accident:1 km (0.6 milles) W of Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK (OTZ) (   Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
Phase de vol: A l'atterrissage (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Aéroport de départ:Kiana-Bob Barker Memorial Airport, AK (IAN/PAIK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Aéroport de destination:Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK (OTZ/PAOT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Détails:
A CASA 212 twin-engine airplane, N440RA, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain west of the Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK (OTZ).
The captain stated that while en route to Kotzebue, the weather at the airport dropped below VFR minimums, and he received a special VFR clearance. He said that the local area and runway were covered with snow, but when he turned final he could see the airport beacon and associated buildings. He said about 200 feet above the ground on approach he lost sight of the runway environment, and asked the first officer if he could see anything. When the first officer said no, and reported their altitude at 50 feet agl, the captain said he initiated a go-around, but the airplane impacted the terrain short of the runway. The captain reported that there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane or its instruments prior to the accident. The Director of Operations for the operator said the airplane sustained structural damage to the fuselage near the left main landing gear.
An Federal Aviation Administration flight service specialist at the airport said the visibility had been about 1-1/4 miles, but dropped to 1/4-mile rapidly during the time of the approach. Weather observations taken at the airport showed that about 3 minutes before the accident, the visibility was 1 mile in light snow and blowing snow, wind as 160 degrees at 28 knots gusting to 32. About 1 minute before the accident, the visibility was reported as 1/4-mile in light snow and blowing snow, wind from 160 degrees at 33 knots gusting to 36. About 3 minutes after the accident, the visibility remained at 1/4-mile in light snow and blowing snow, and the wind was reported as 170 degrees at 35 knots with gusts to 42.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew's decision to continue flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was blowing snow which limited their visibility during final approach to land."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 87 days (3 months)
Accident number: ANC09LA019
Download report: Summary report

Sources:
» NTSB


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photo of CASA-C-212-Aviocar-200-N440RA
accident date: 14-02-2009
type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
registration: N440RA
 

Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Kiana-Bob Barker Memorial Airport, AK et Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK est de 94 km (59 miles).

Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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