# Incident 19910318005679I: Beech C45H, Shageluk, AK, March 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Airport: Shageluk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 62.6405° N, 159.5291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6405&lon=-159.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400WA-2013-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 705HP (registry code 01506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-705hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,130 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318005679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT DEEP SNOW AND BERM. NOT PLOWED AT WIDTH GIVEN IN NOTAM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA037), Mar 18, 1991: Beech C-45H (N400WA), Shageluk, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF RUNWAY NEEDED BY THEIR AIRPLANE AND INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM AND THE…

## Other reports on N400WA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941222046099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941222046099I), Dec 22, 1994: Beech C45H (N400WA), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Left main wheel came off during taxi to ramp. Struck prop. Wheel half separated. Engine inspected for prop strike.
- [Incident 19851206065769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206065769I), Dec 6, 1985: Beech STC45 (N400WA), Barter Island, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft veered near end of rollout. Found tire, wheel and rim on left main gear gone. Cause to be determined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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