19990427004139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Juneau, AK · April 27, 1999

Date: April 27, 1999 · 14:09 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Airport: Juneau International
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HXRA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93311
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC99LA052
Reported as: Cessna A185F
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.

Aircraft crashed short of runway 26 and flipped over onto back. (-23) aircraft was on a visual approach to the Juneau airport. On final for unway 26, the engine suddenly stopped. The pilot was unable to restore power and the aircraft touched down on soft ground on a tidal flat. The aicraft was equipped with amphibious floats, and the gear was down for landing on the runway. Upon touch down, the wheels dug into the soft ground causing the airplane to nose over.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 26 AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE JUNEAU AIRPORT. ON FINAL FOR UNWAY 26, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT GROUND ON A TIDAL FLAT. THE AICRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, AND THE GEAR WAS DOWN FOR LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC99LA052Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJuneau, AKThe failure of the engine driven fuel pump for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with this accident were the low altitude at which the failure occurred resulting in task overload of the pilot, and landing the amphibious airplane in the swampy terrain…Apr 27, 1999 · Substantial damage