# Accident 20020214002139A: Boeing 72746, Kotzebue, AK, February 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2002, 12:53 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 66.8856° N, 162.5986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8856&lon=-162.5986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190AJ-2008-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-46 (registry code 1384013, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72746
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020214002139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2002, NORTHERN AIR CARGO, INC., FLIGHT NUMBER 20, N190AJ, WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING AT KOTZEBUE, ALASKA, AT 2153 ZULU. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A CIRCLE-TO-LAND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 8. THE AIRCRAFT OVER SHOT THE CENTERLINE DUE TO A BLOWING NORTH WIND. CORRECTIONS WERE MADE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. WHEN THE WALK-AROUND WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGE TO THE #8 SLAT WAS NOTED. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO THE COMPANY.

## 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 ANC02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA015), Feb 14, 2002: Boeing 727-100 (N190AJ), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue an unstabalized approach to landing. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the runway.

## Other reports on N190AJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19991215033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991215033919I), Dec 15, 1999: Boeing 72746 (N190AJ), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) On December 15, 1999 at 2330 EST, a Boeing 272, N190AJ, registered to northern air cargo collided with ground support equipment while taxiing under the…

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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