# Accident 20000405013479A: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3, Delta Junction, AK, April 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.7004° N, 144.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7004&lon=-144.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000405013479A

## Narrative

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

(-23)1. THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. 2. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE GUSTY AND TURBULENT WINDS.  3.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED DURING THE END OF THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ANC00LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA042), Apr 5, 2000: Short Brothers SC7 (N549WB), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Factors associated with the accident were an unfavorable wind, a crosswind, and an inadvertent swerve.

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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