Narrative:The Douglas C-54E cargo plane suffered a runway excursion after landing at Yakataga Intermediate Airport, Alaska, USA.
The pilot reported that the flight had been delayed for "nearly 2 weeks due to rain" but that the company had contacted their customer, who was a local resident of the area, and he had reported that the landing grass airstrip was "currently dry".
While landing on the airstrip, the braking action was zero along the entire length of the runway. Subsequently, while about 5 knots, the airplane overran the end of the runway, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage.
A NOTAM had been issued, which stated, in part, that the landing runway was closed to aircraft that weighed more than 5,000 lbs. The pilot was not aware of this NOTAM and had not declined NOTAM information after the FAA Flight Service Station (FSS) had offered this.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilots decision to land on a wet, soft runway, which resulted in the loss of braking action upon landing and a subsequent runway overrun and nose landing gear collapse."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | ANC21LA001 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
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Distance from Kenai Airport, AK to Yakataga Intermediate Airport, AK as the crow flies is 481 km (301 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.