ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146414
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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2012 |
| Time: | 15:26 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900C |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Central Express Inc. |
| Registration: | N111AX |
| MSN: | UC-81 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 60203 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-60A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McGrath, AK (Nixon Fork Mine) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (PANC) |
| McGrath, AK (AK40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing on a gravel runway. He said that a hill was located in the flight path to the runway, which required a steeper-than-normal approach. The pilot said he misjudged the wind and the rate of descent on final approach. He overrotated in the flare, and the airplane’s tail struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the lower aft fuselage. He said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's unstable approach and overrotation, which resulted in a tailstrike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120525X43737&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=111AX&x=0&y=0
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N111AX.html
AirNav airport info: https://www.airnav.com/airport/AK40
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2007 | N111AX | Alaska Central Express | 0 | Aniak Airport, AK (ANI/PANI) | |
non |
| 18 October 2010 | N111AX | Alaska Central Express Inc | 0 | 15 nm miles from the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (PASI), Sitka, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2012 17:47 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Aug-2012 03:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2019 14:00 | aaronwk | Updated [Location, Source] |
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