# Accident 20001022027949A: Beech 1900D, Bethel, AK, October 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2000, 13:54 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 60.7667° N, 161.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7667&lon=-161.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001022027949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PIC OF FRONTIER FLIGHT 522 ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT, INSTRUCTED THE FIRST OFFICER TO ENGAGE THE POWER STEERING IN PREPARATION TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR TURNED HARD OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THE PIC AND THE FO APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER, FULL LEFT BRAKE, AND REVERSE THRUST ON THE #1 ENGINE. THE A/C FAILED TO RESPOND AND EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE A/C CONTINUED PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY APPROX. 225 FEET THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A SMALL FROZEN LUMP OF DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE A/C EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, ENGINES, AND THE NOSE CONE. THE PRESSURE VESSEL OF THE A/C ALSO EXPERIENCED A SMALL HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE THROUGH THE ICE PLATE.

## 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 ANC01FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA011), Oct 22, 2000: Beech 1900D (N575D), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the crew's failure to follow appropriate procedures.

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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