From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot made an normal approach and touchdown on the snow covered runway at Kipnuk, Alaska. Initial ground contact was made with main wheels only. When the nosewheel touched down the airplane tracked sharply left, hit a frozen snow and ice berm on the side of the runway and came to a stop. There was no appreciable cross wind or pre-touchdown indication that the nosewheel was not properly aligned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AT KIPNUK, ALASKA. INITIAL GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MAIN WHEELS ONLY. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE TRACKED SHARPLY LEFT, HIT A FROZEN SNOW AND ICE BERM ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO APPRECIABLE CROSS WIND OR PRE-TOUCHDOWN INDICATION THAT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.