ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369264
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| Date: | Monday 23 January 1989 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Bush Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1749U |
| MSN: | 20700349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9486 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalskag, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, AK (Z59) |
| Kalskag, AK (KLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH COLLISED WITH A SNOWBERM AFTER LANDING WITH INOPERATIVE LANDING AND TAXI LIGHTS ON A DARK NIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 20 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL 2-3 FEET FROM A 2-3 FOOT DEEP SNOWBERM ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH AN INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA038
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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