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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 1994 |
| Time: | 13:54 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Artic Circle Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N756NG |
| MSN: | U20604219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5435 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F17B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bethel, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Aniak, AK (ANI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE STRENGTH OF THE TAILWIND AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE HALFWAY DOWN THE 1800 FOOT WET SAND/GRAVEL STRIP. HE CONSIDERED BUT CANCELLED OUT A GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT HE WAS COMMITTED TO LANDING THE PLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE STRENGTH OF THE TAILWIND AND DID NOT PERFORM A GO-AROUND IN A TIMELY FASHION SO AS TO AVOID LANDING THE AIRPLANE HALFWAY DOWN THE STRIP. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WET LANDING STRIP AND THE TAILWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA102
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1989 | N756NG | Lake Clark Air | 0 | Nondalton, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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