# Accident 20030628037249A: Swrngn SA226T, Goodnews, AK, June 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2003, 11:40 local time
- Place: Goodnews, AK
- Airport: Goodnews Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 59.1175° N, 161.5775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1175&lon=-161.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512FS-2009-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628037249A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA062), Jun 28, 2003: Swearingen SA-226T (N512FS), Goodnews, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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