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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-226T · Goodnews, AK · June 28, 2003

Date: June 28, 2003 · 11:40 local
Place: Goodnews, AK
Airport: Goodnews Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: STZA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N512FS
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA062
Reported as: Swrngn SA226T
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33110U
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,900 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N512FSRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2009 · Swearingen SA-226TS/N T-299 · Built 1979 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-226T Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) During approach to landing on runway 5 at Goodnews, AK the aircraft struck the beach adjacent to the approach end of the runway. The main landing gear struck the beach 127 feet short of the runway threshold and approximately 1 1/2 foot below the runway elevation. The aircraft was in a right wing low attitude and crabbed 20 to 25 degrees to the right of runway centerline at the time of impact. The right main landing gear folded aft, opposite the normal retraction direction. The left main and nose gear failed in the same manner causing the airplane to slide on the underside of the fuselage until veering off the right side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in a marsh adjacent to the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT GOODNEWS, AK THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BEACH ADJACENT TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE BEACH 127 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FOOT BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND CRABBED 20 TO 25 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED AFT, OPPOSITE THE NORMAL RETRACTION DIRECTION. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SLIDE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE UNTIL VEERING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A MARSH ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ANC03LA062Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoodnews, AKThe flight crew's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, which resulted in their inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and subsequent undershoot. A contributing factor in the accident was a downdraft.Jun 28, 2003 · Substantial damage