ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58770
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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 2009 |
| Time: | 18:12 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Frontier Flying Service |
| Registration: | N41185 |
| MSN: | 31-8553001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10928 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LT10-540-J2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 miles northeast of Nome Airport, Nome, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brevig Mission, AK (KTS) |
| Nome, AK (OME) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The scheduled commuter flight was about 10 miles north of the destination airport, operating under a special visual-flight-rules clearance, and descending for landing in instrument meteorological conditions. According to the pilot he started a gradual descent over an area of featureless, snow-covered, down-sloping terrain in whiteout and flat light conditions. During the descent a localized snow shower momentarily reduced the pilot’s forward visibility and he was unable to discern any terrain features. The airplane collided with terrain in an all-white snow/ice field and sustained substantial damage. At the time of the accident the destination airport was reporting visibility of 1.5 statute miles in light snow and mist, broken layers at 900 and 1,600 feet, and 3,200 feet overcast, with a temperature and dew point of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane and that the accident could have been avoided if the flight had been operated under an instrument-flight-rules flight plan.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain while on approach in flat light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=41185
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1994 | N41185 | Private | 0 | Sheldon Point, AK | |
sub |
| 17 September 2004 | N41185 | Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd. | 0 | Telida, Alaska | |
sub |
| 8 July 2006 | N41185 | Everts Air Alaska | 0 | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2009 23:43 | harro | Added |
| 20-Feb-2009 10:51 | harro | Updated |
| 06-May-2010 00:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 21-Apr-2015 23:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 20-Oct-2017 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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