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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1990 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Era Aviation |
| Registration: | N200EH |
| MSN: | 204 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18160 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chevak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
| (KVAK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SCHEDULED FLT DEPD BETHEL, AK, WITH A WX DISPATCH RELEASE. WHEN THE FLT REACHED THE DESTN (CHEVAK, AK), THE STATION MANAGER (A NON-CERTIFIED WX OBSERVER) ADZD THE FLT CREW TO NOT ATTEMPT A LNDG, BECAUSE THE WX WAS NOT GOOD. ACCORDING TO THE FLT CREW, HOWEVER, THE FOG WAS NOT OBSCURING THE RWY & THEY ELECTED TO MAKE AN APCH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT (PIC), A HIGH SINK RATED DEVELOPED ON SHORT FINAL & HE DID NOT APPLY POWER. HE BELIEVED THE LNDG FLARE WOULD HAVE ARREST THE SINK RATE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT LNDD HARD ON THE RGT MAIN GEAR, CAUSING IT TO SEP & DMG THE RGT MAIN WING STRUT. THE RGT WING SETTLED TO THE SURFACE & THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RGT, VEERED OFF THE RWY & WAS FURTHER DMGD. THE LOAD MANIFEST DID NOT COMPLY WITH 14 CFR PART 135.63(C) OR THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS MANUAL.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT (PIC) DURING THE LANDING/FLARE. THE WEATHER CONDITION WITH FOG WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90FA047
History of this aircraft
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| 10 September 1970 | CF-YLC | Atlas Aviation Ltd. | 0 | Grise Fiord Airport, NT (YGZ/CYGZ) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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