# Incident 20051213029989I: Doug DC6A, Kotzebue, AK, December 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2005, 16:54 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213029989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER EXPERIENCING TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE, THE DC-6 CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 8 AT THE RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN KOTZEBUE, AK. THE AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ALSO FAILED, LEAVING THE CREW WITH LIMITED BRAKING (EMERGENCY AIR BRAKE ONLY) AND NO STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CREW USED REVERSE THRUST TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND ASYMMETRICAL THRUST IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AIR BRAKES WERE ALSO DEPLOYED, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. A RIGHT CROSSWIND, AS WELL AS PATCHY SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY, AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE USE OF REVERSE THRUST, CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID DOWN A SHALLOW EMBANKMENT, ONTO A FROZEN LAGOON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE CREW SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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