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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SR3500 MOOSE · Anchorage, AK · August 22, 2005

Date: August 22, 2005 · 15:15 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N400KL
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05LA128
Reported as: Amtr SR3500MOOSE
Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N400KLRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Gardner Leslie SR3500 MOOSES/N SR207 Airframe modelGardner Leslie SR3500 MOOSE

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed mri around 1400 to do take offs and landings at goose bay. After flying around for 1 1/2 hours they returned and were coming into land at mri. Pilot stated he was downwind for runway 25, in close, "over the costco building at 500 feet with full flaps." He had turned base and was descending to land when the aircraft began to pitch down really hard. He added power and the pitch down got worse. The pitch down got less with lower power applied. The aircraft came down about 1/2 mile short of runway 25 mri on the eastern edge of the northay mall parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MRI AROUND 1400 TO DO TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT GOOSE BAY. AFTER FLYING AROUND FOR 1 1/2 HOURS THEY RETURNED AND WERE COMING INTO LAND AT MRI. PILOT STATED HE WAS DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 25, IN CLOSE, "OVER THE COSTCO BUILDING AT 500 FEET WITH FULL FLAPS." HE HAD TURNED BASE AND WAS DESCENDING TO LAND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PITCH DOWN REALLY HARD. HE ADDED POWER AND THE PITCH DOWN GOT WORSE. THE PITCH DOWN GOT LESS WITH LOWER POWER APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ABOUT 1/2 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 MRI ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE NORTHAY MALL PARKING LOT.

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 ANC05LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe malfunction of the propeller reversing system during landing, which allowed the propeller to reverse pitch in-flight, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.Aug 22, 2005 · Substantial damage