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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-7 · Noatak, AK · March 9, 1995

Date: March 9, 1995 · 18:00 local
Place: Noatak, AK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90251
Reported as: Doug DC7
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total700 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N90251Registration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Douglas DC-7S/N 45367 Airframe modelDouglas DC-7 Engine modelWright 988TC18EA seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on second flight of day into the red dog pvt mining strip the aircraft right gear went off edge of runway about midway of runway and stuck in ditch and snow. When the aircraft dropped off runway edge the no. 3 propeller struck the side snow berm and bent a blade. No other damage and no injuries. The captain stated on his first trip the wind was calm and sky clear. A call to red dog prior to the 2nd trip departure indicated the weather was same. However, when called again about 30 mins. Out the weather had deteriorated, 30 kt winds gusting to 35 KTS and blowing snow. The captain stated visibility looked good when they flew over the airport and elected to land. Landing was ok until near end of roll-out when blowing snow restricted visibility. The aircraft weathervaned and the right gear got off edge of runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SECOND FLIGHT OF DAY INTO THE RED DOG PVT MINING STRIP THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR WENT OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY ABOUT MIDWAY OF RUNWAY AND STUCK IN DITCH AND SNOW. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF RUNWAY EDGE THE NO. 3 PROPELLER STRUCK THE SIDE SNOW BERM AND BENT A BLADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE CAPTAIN STATED ON HIS FIRST TRIP THE WIND WAS CALM AND SKY CLEAR. A CALL TO RED DOG PRIOR TO THE 2ND TRIP DEPARTURE INDICATED THE WEATHER WAS SAME. HOWEVER, WHEN CALLED AGAIN ABOUT 30 MINS. OUT THE WEATHER HAD DETERIORATED, 30 KT WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KTS AND BLOWING SNOW. THE CAPTAIN STATED VISIBILITY LOOKED GOOD WHEN THEY FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND. LANDING WAS OK UNTIL NEAR END OF ROLL-OUT WHEN BLOWING SNOW RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED AND THE RIGHT GEAR GOT OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY.