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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Lkheed 382G · Minchumina, AK · July 2, 2001

Date: July 2, 2001 · 08:50 local
Place: Minchumina, AK
Airport: Minchumina Airport
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: LR7A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N401LC
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01LA081
Reported as: Lkheed 382G

N401LCRegistered now · Lockheed 382G-44K-30S/N 4606 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLockheed 382G-44K-30 Engine modelAllison 501-D22ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Captain was landing on a 4,200 feet long, 90 feet wide, gravel runway. The runway had a number of frost-heaves that had developed during the past winter. On the initial touchdown the airplane "skipped" as the main wheels touched down on the crest of one of the frost-heaves. The airplane became airborne, floated, and touched down about 750 feet beyond the approach end of the runway. During the second landing flare, the main landing gear wheels touchdowned on the downhill side of a second frost-heave, which allowed the tail of the airplane to contact the runway. After touchdown the captain lowered the nose of the airplane, brought the engines into reverse, and completed the rollout, taxied to parking. A postflight inspection by the crew discovered a 4 feet by 2 feet puncture on the belly of the airplane, just forward of the main cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CAPTAIN WAS LANDING ON A 4,200 FEET LONG, 90 FEET WIDE, GRAVEL RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY HAD A NUMBER OF FROST-HEAVES THAT HAD DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST WINTER. ON THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE "SKIPPED" AS THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CREST OF ONE OF THE FROST-HEAVES. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, FLOATED, AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 750 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE SECOND LANDING FLARE, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS TOUCHDOWNED ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF A SECOND FROST-HEAVE, WHICH ALLOWED THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE CAPTAIN LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE, BROUGHT THE ENGINES INTO REVERSE, AND COMPLETED THE ROLLOUT, TAXIED TO PARKING. A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE CREW DISCOVERED A 4 FEET BY 2 FEET PUNCTURE ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE, JUST FORWARD OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR.

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 ANC01LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Minchumina, AKThe flight crew's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the selection of an unsuitable landing area, and a rough/uneven landing surface.Jul 2, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N401LC · 2

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

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