# Accident 20010624039319A: Arctic S1B2, Petersburg, AK, June 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2001
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7500° N, 132.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7500&lon=-132.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 120 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624039319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON ROLLOUT AFTER A BEACH LANDING, RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED A SOFT AREA OF WATER OVER SAND AND AIRCRAFT INVERTED, ENGINE WAS IN A POWER DOWN MODE AND PROP WAS NOT DAMAGED. RIGHT WING STRUT WAS BENT (BOWED) AND WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS APPARENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO BASE. LANDING SITE WAS LOCATED IN TIDE ZONE. A FERRY PERMIT WAS NOT ISSUED. AIRCRAFT, PILOT RECORDS CHECKED AND FOUND IN ORDER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA072), Jun 24, 2001: Arctic S-1B2 (N61AT), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

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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