ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270350
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 2021 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | MES LLC operating as TransNorthern |
| Registration: | N28TN |
| MSN: | 43354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage-Merrill Field (MRI/PAMR), AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A TransNorthern Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3), registration N28TN, Operating as flight TNV 123, experienced a loss of engine power and a subsequent gear-up landing on Rwy 07 at Anchorage-Merrill Field (MRI/PAMR), Alaska.
The two pilots onboard were not injured.
The aircraft departed from ANC on a cargo flight to Kodiak. It was in the initial climb out of Anchorage's runway 07L when the crew declared emergency due to the failure of the right hand engine (R-1820), and initially requested to return to runway 07L requesting left turns only but in the turn decided to divert to Rwy 07 at Anchorage's Merill Field. After the accident, the airport was closed for over 6 hours.
Metars:
PANC 081953Z 08005KT 10SM BKN090 M10/M14 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP984 T11001139=
PANC 081853Z 00000KT 10SM SCT095 M12/M15 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP990 T11171150=
Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2021/12/08/engine-trouble-on-cargo-plane-leads-to-emergency-landing-at-merrill-field-airport-in-anchorage/
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:22654444905538::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:09-DEC-21,DOUGLAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28TN
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2cd58&lat=61.212&lon=-149.850&zoom=13.6&showTrace=2021-12-08
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N28TN
https://archive.liveatc.net/panc/PANC-Twr-Dec-08-2021-1900Z.mp3 (listen @ 26:30)
https://transnorthern.com/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/46655_1632247557.jpg (photo)
Media:
@chasingray @hst You seen this view of the Trans Northern DC-3?
— GreatGrey (@GreatGrey) December 10, 2021
Somebody almost lost a Cub. pic.twitter.com/i6HRyYwOFK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2021 23:49 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Dec-2021 03:11 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Dec-2021 08:24 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 12:08 | johnwg | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities] |
| 09-Dec-2021 12:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2021 13:59 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2021 18:14 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Dec-2021 19:01 | johnwg | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Dec-2021 23:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2021 11:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Dec-2021 11:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Dec-2021 23:33 | johnwg | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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