# Incident 19950309008919I: Doug DC7, Noatak, AK, March 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Noatak, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.6138° N, 163.0396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noatak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.6138&lon=-163.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90251, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90251-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-7 (registry code 3021802, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 988TC18EA series (registry code 67016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-988tc18ea-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950309008919I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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