# Accident 19990622022289A: Cessna 140, Northpole, AK, June 22, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 22, 1999, 06:30 local time - Place: Northpole, AK - Airport: Peederoadstrip - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 64.7700° N, 147.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7700&lon=-147.3297&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4205N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4205N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Reported engine: LYC O235C1 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA088) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622022289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 22, 1999, ABOUT 0630 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 140 AIRPLANE, N4205N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH POLE, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLEAR CREEK ARMY AIRPORT, ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH POLE, ABOUT 0600. ON JULY 8, 1999, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, FIARBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE ACCIDENT ON JULY 7, 1999, AND HE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT THE SAME DAY. THE PILOT TOLD THE INSPECTOR HE WAS LANDING ON A GRASS-COVERED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP INOWN AS PEEDE ROAD STRIP. THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID THE AIRSTRIP IS ABOUT 2,000 FEET LONG, AND ABOUT 75 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED LONG, ABOUT 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY, ON WET GRASS. A LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND LOCKED THEM. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SKID, AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK TALL BRUSH ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND THE AIRPLANE PIBOTED TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED TO SKID SIDEWAYS UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON THE TURF. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LANDING GEAR. (-23) PILOT LANDED ON WET GRASS RUNWAY APPROX. 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM APPROACH END. HE LOCKED THE BRAKES TO PREVENT GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C SLID AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN CONTACTED HIGH BRUSH WITH RIGHT WING TIP. THIS CAUSED A/C TO PIVOT NOSE RIGHT AND A/C THEN SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERRED A RUT. THIS CAUSED LEFT IWNG TO CONTACT THE GROUND. (.4) ON JUNE 22, 1999, ABOUT 0630 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 140 AIRPLANE, N4205N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH POLE, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLEAR CREEK ARMY AIRPORT, ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH POLE, ABOUT 0600. ON JULY 8, 1999, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE ACCIDENT ON JULY 7, 1999, AND HE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT THE SAME DAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING ON A GRASS-COVERED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP KNOWN AS PEEDE ROAD STRIP. THE AIRSTRIP IS ABOUT 2,000 FEET LONG, AND ABOUT 75 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED LONG, ABOUT 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY, ON WET GRASS. A LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND LOCKED THEM. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SKID, AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK TALL BRUSH ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED TO SKID SIDEWAYS UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON THE TURF. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LANDING GEAR. IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) SUBMITTED BY THE PILOT, HE REPORTED THAT HIS LANDING APPROACH TO THE PEEDE ROAD AIRSTRIP WAS HIGH. HE SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAR DOWN-FIELD, AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. ## 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 ANC99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA088), Jun 22, 1999: Cessna 140 (N4205N), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were a wet grass runway, and the pilot's excessive application… 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. 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