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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Bettles, AK · August 7, 1999

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Date
August 7, 1999 · 23:00 local
Place
Bettles, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731UW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC99LA109
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total
N731UWRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803175T · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on August 7, 1999 a tailwheel Cessna A-188B, N731UW sustained substantial damage while landing at a remote gravel strip approximately 50 miles north of Bettles, Alaska. The pilot was going to repair the airstrips soft areas. During the landing roll the left main tire entered the soft area. The airplane gournd looped to the left and received damage to the right wing. Right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. (.4) the commercial certificated pilot was landing at a remote mining airstrip to repair an area of soft ground on the strip. The pilot reported that rain was falling at the time. The airstrip is about 1,000 feet long, and 50 feet wide, at an elevation of 1,120 feet MSL. During the landing roll after touchdown, the left main tire entered the area of soft ground. The airplane ground looped to the left, and received damage to the right wing, the right horizontal stabilizer, and the right elevator.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON AUGUST 7, 1999 A TAILWHEEL CESSNA A-188B, N731UW SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A REMOTE GRAVEL STRIP APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES NORTH OF BETTLES, ALASKA. THE PILOT WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE AIRSTRIPS SOFT AREAS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT MAIN TIRE ENTERED THE SOFT AREA. THE AIRPLANE GOURND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS LANDING AT A REMOTE MINING AIRSTRIP TO REPAIR AN AREA OF SOFT GROUND ON THE STRIP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT RAIN WAS FALLING AT THE TIME. THE AIRSTRIP IS ABOUT 1,000 FEET LONG, AND 50 FEET WIDE, AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,120 FEET MSL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE ENTERED THE AREA OF SOFT GROUND. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.

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 ANC99LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBettles, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was soft terrain.Aug 8, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N731UW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890525027149IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cairo, GAEngine lost power on spray run. Forced landing. Aircraft flipped over. Water in fuel line. Fuel nozzle plugged.May 25, 1989 · Minor damage