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FAA accident report · Aerovd L-39MS · Ketchikan, AK · January 25, 2006

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Date
January 25, 2006 · 12:50 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N104XX
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC06FA018
Reported as
Aerovd L39MS
Reported engine
DV2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N104XXRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2016 · Aero Vodochody L-39MSS/N 040004 · Built 1992Airframe modelAero Vodochody L-39MSEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) N104XX was on the ils/dme rwy 11 at Ketchikan international (ktn) pilot is believed to have requested a contact approach to circle to rwy 29. Apparently descended below published mda (2500-3) an eyewitness reports seeing the aircraft contact the water abeam peninsula point. The aircraft struck the water three times with the gear extended then went out of sight behind a building. Another eyewitness reports seeing the aircraft descending from the clouds in a wings level nose up attitude then observed a parachute that followed the track of the aircraft to the crash site. (-23 amendment) N104XX was on the ils/dme rwy 11 at Ketchikan international (ktn) pilot is believed to have requested a contact approach or a circling approach for rwy 29. Apparently descended below published mda (2700-3) as an eyewitness reports seeing the aircraft contact the water three times abeam peninsula point. The aircraft, per eyewitness report, struck the water three times with the gear extended then went out of sight behind a building. Another eyewitness reports seeing the aircraft descending from the clouds in a wings level nose up attitude then observed a parachute that followed the track of the aircraft to the crash site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N104XX WAS ON THE ILS/DME RWY 11 AT KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL (KTN) PILOT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE REQUESTED A CONTACT APPROACH TO CIRCLE TO RWY 29. APPARENTLY DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MDA (2500-3) AN EYEWITNESS REPORTS SEEING THE AIRCRAFT CONTACT THE WATER ABEAM PENINSULA POINT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER THREE TIMES WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED THEN WENT OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A BUILDING. ANOTHER EYEWITNESS REPORTS SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING FROM THE CLOUDS IN A WINGS LEVEL NOSE UP ATTITUDE THEN OBSERVED A PARACHUTE THAT FOLLOWED THE TRACK OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CRASH SITE. (-23 AMENDMENT) N104XX WAS ON THE ILS/DME RWY 11 AT KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL (KTN) PILOT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE REQUESTED A CONTACT APPROACH OR A CIRCLING APPROACH FOR RWY 29. APPARENTLY DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MDA (2700-3) AS AN EYEWITNESS REPORTS SEEING THE AIRCRAFT CONTACT THE WATER THREE TIMES ABEAM PENINSULA POINT. THE AIRCRAFT, PER EYEWITNESS REPORT, STRUCK THE WATER THREE TIMES WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED THEN WENT OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A BUILDING. ANOTHER EYEWITNESS REPORTS SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING FROM THE CLOUDS IN A WINGS LEVEL NOSE UP ATTITUDE THEN OBSERVED A PARACHUTE THAT FOLLOWED THE TRACK OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CRASH SITE.

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 ANC06FA018Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKetchikan, AKThe pilot's failure to follow published instrument landing procedures and his descent below approach minimums during an IFR circle to land approach, which resulted in the airplane striking the ocean and a loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the…Jan 25, 2006 · Destroyed