ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30575
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1999 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Air Alaska Inc. |
| Registration: | N59985 |
| MSN: | 31-7552077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11389 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chevak Airport, Chevak, Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, AK (BET) |
| (KVAK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated airline transport pilot was landing at a remote airport with a load of cargo and mail. The runway was covered by packed snow and ice. The pilot elected to land with a 20 knot quartering tail wind to avoid having to turn around on the runway in an area of snow and ice. The ramp area of the airport was located at the departure end of runway. After touchdown, the runway surface and the end of the runway, became obscured by blowing snow which restricted the visibility to 400 to 500 feet. The pilot said he applied the brakes, but the airplane began skidding on the ice, and went off the departure end of the runway. The right main landing gear was sheared off. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. The left wing was wrinkled, and fuel was seeping from the left wing fuel tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors in the accident were a tail wind condition, and the presence of snow and ice on the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA045
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00404&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59985
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1997 | N59985 | Yute Air, Inc. | 0 | Selawik Airport, Selawik, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2015 02:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2015 16:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2017 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 07:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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