# Accident 20070901020959A: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Mystic Lake Lo, AK, September 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Mystic Lake Lo, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 62.8583° N, 152.6267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8583&lon=-152.6267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2088Z-2009-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070901020959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING PILOT CLAIMS HE HIT A SOFT SPOT WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO FOLD AFT CRUSHING THE LOWER BELLY FRAME AND TEARING THE LANDING GEAR FREE FROM ITS MOUNT. (-23 AMENDMENT) IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT MAY HAVE LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST (WHEEL BARROW EFFECT) WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE ALMOST DIRECTLY AFT.

## 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 ANC07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA095), Sep 1, 2007: Short Bros. SC-7 (N2088Z), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent nose gear collapse during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N2088Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070920824569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920824569A), Sep 20, 2007: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N2088Z), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Shortly after take off aircraft struck trees and crashed in the lake. R/h wing and strut cut through trees at the end of the airstrip.

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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