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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · Noorvik, AK · October 12, 1996

Date: October 12, 1996 · 12:10 local
Place: Noorvik, AK
Airport: Robert/Bob/Curtis Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UATA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N151H
Reported as: Beech G18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Narrative: a/c left 072 11:45 for Noorvik, weather clear. Pilot stated previous into Noorvik he used more runway than expected. This flight concentrating on setting down early. Station manager on radio calling at time of landing heard no warning horn until props hit gravel runway. Slid 1000 ft. straight down runway. No injury. Director of maintenance said they found gear handle up. They jacked aircraft lowered gear electrically 3 green. After inspection, prop replacement, a/c ferried to nome, AK. Rigging check on warning horn and found set to low, and working intermittent.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A/C LEFT 072 11:45 FOR NOORVIK, WEATHER CLEAR. PILOT STATED PREVIOUS INTO NOORVIK HE USED MORE RUNWAY THAN EXPECTED. THIS FLIGHT CONCENTRATING ON SETTING DOWN EARLY. STATION MANAGER ON RADIO CALLING AT TIME OF LANDING HEARD NO WARNING HORN UNTIL PROPS HIT GRAVEL RUNWAY. SLID 1000 FT. STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY. NO INJURY. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE SAID THEY FOUND GEAR HANDLE UP. THEY JACKED AIRCRAFT LOWERED GEAR ELECTRICALLY 3 GREEN. AFTER INSPECTION, PROP REPLACEMENT, A/C FERRIED TO NOME, AK. RIGGING CHECK ON WARNING HORN AND FOUND SET TO LOW, AND WORKING INTERMITTENT.