20070530013049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC-4 · Mcgrath, AK · May 30, 2007

Date: May 30, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place: Mcgrath, AK
Airport: Nixon Fork Mine
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Part 125 operator
Operator: B2OB
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N898AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07LA040
Reported as: Doug DC4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,520 total12,000 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N898ATRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2016 · Douglas DC-4S/N 42994 · Built 1946 Airframe modelDouglas DC-4 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2000 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 30, 2007 at 1200 Alaska daylight savings time, a DC-4 airplane operated by brooks air fuel, fairbanks, Alaska sustained substantial damage during landing at the Nixon Fork Mine Airport (private airport). The right main landing gear struck the end of the runway separating the right main landing gear and the right wing. The right wing caught fire and remained on the runway, the rest of the aircraft slid off the right side of the runway. The two man flight crew were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2007 AT 1200 ALASKA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A DC-4 AIRPLANE OPERATED BY BROOKS AIR FUEL, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE NIXON FORK MINE AIRPORT (PRIVATE AIRPORT). THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE END OF THE RUNWAY SEPARATING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT FIRE AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY, THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO MAN FLIGHT CREW WERE NOT INJURED.

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 ANC07LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcGrath, AKAn undershoot and collision with the runway when the pilot misjudged the distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown.May 30, 2007 · Substantial damage