Runway excursion Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N104AN, Friday 15 January 2016

Date:	Friday 15 January 2016
Time:	10:23
Type:	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator:	Grant Aviation
Registration:	N104AN
MSN:	208B0918
Year of manufacture:	2001
Total airframe hrs:	14440 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hooper Bay Airport, AK (HPB) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Chevak Airport, AK (VAK/PAVA)
Destination airport:	Hooper Bay Airport, AK (HPB/PAHP)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan suffered substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Hooper Bay Airport, Alaska.
The pilot reported that he aligned the airplane on final approach with what "appeared" to be the runway with a small snow berm on both the left and right sides. The left main landing gear touched down first, and then the airplane came to an abrupt stop a few feet to the right of the runway.
A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to identify the runway, resulting in the airplane touching down a few feet to the right of the runway."

Accident investigation: