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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 2007 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Arctic Circle Air Service |
| Registration: | N2088Z |
| MSN: | SH.1963 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10730 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mystic Lake Lodge Airstrip, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Mystic Lake Lodge Airstrip, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Short Skyvan airplane, N2088Z, sustained substantial damage when the nose landing gear strut collapsed during the landing roll at a remote lodge airstrip, about 82 miles east-northeast of McGrath, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) crosscountry nonscheduled cargo flight .
The sole occupant was not injured.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent nose gear collapse during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 2007 | N2088Z | Arctic Circle Air Service | 1 | Mystic Lake Lodge Airstrip, AK | |
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| Cause undetermined | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2024 13:39 | harro | Added |
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