# Accident 20070426007529A: Beech D18S, Levelock, AK, April 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2007, 21:00 local time
- Place: Levelock, AK
- Airport: Levelock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K58C
- Location: 59.1281° N, 156.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1281&lon=-156.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502CK-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,030 total, 685 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070426007529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 135 INTO A GRAVEL UNCONTROLLED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY THRESHOLD, DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, AND DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT MID FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FLIGHT CONTROLS AND NOSE SECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC07LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA032), Apr 26, 2007: Beech D18S (N502CK), Levelock, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare, which precipitated a hard landing, and damage to the main landing gear, resulting in a main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the…

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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