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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr WAGARO2+2 · Noatak, AK · August 22, 2003

Date: August 22, 2003 · 22:00 local
Place: Noatak, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35CL
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA101
Reported as: Amtr WAGARO2+2
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N35CLRegistered now · Cloud C L WAG-AERO 2+2S/N 353 · Built 1989 Airframe modelCloud C L WAG-AERO 2+2 Engine modelLycoming O-320-A2BReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that he was landing on a 500 to 600 foot long landing area about 10 miles north of the village of Noatak, AK. It was about 2200 local time and the ceiling was at about 2000 feet with five miles visibility. His final approach was too high and too fast and he overshot his landing spot. He continued to try to land the airplane and touched down without enough distance remaining to stop the airplane. The airplane ran off the end of the landing area and encountered soft terrain. The landing gear departed the airplane and the left wing received damage. The pilot stated that he should have tried another approach instead of trying to save the landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A 500 TO 600 FOOT LONG LANDING AREA ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE VILLAGE OF NOATAK, AK. IT WAS ABOUT 2200 LOCAL TIME AND THE CEILING WAS AT ABOUT 2000 FEET WITH FIVE MILES VISIBILITY. HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST AND HE OVERSHOT HIS LANDING SPOT. HE CONTINUED TO TRY TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AND TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT ENOUGH DISTANCE REMAINING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE LANDING AREA AND ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN. THE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE AND THE LEFT WING RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TRIED ANOTHER APPROACH INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SAVE THE LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC03LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNoatak, AKThe pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance and speed, which resulted in the airplane not attaining the proper landing touchdown point and overrunning the landing site.Aug 23, 2003 · Substantial damage