# Accident 20090713047679A: Beech G18S, Yakutat, AK, July 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2009, 14:45 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 5CLA
- Location: 59.5033° N, 139.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5033&lon=-139.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93CA-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713047679A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2009, AT APPROXIAMTELY 2248 UTC, N93CA A BEECHCRAFT BE-18 OPERATED BY COASTAL AIR, LLC (5CLA), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT-IN-COMMAND, LANDED AT THE YAKUTAT MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (PAYA) ON RUNWAY 29.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND APPROXIMATELY AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AICRAFT, GROUND LOOPED WITH A TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE, STRIKING A SINGLE RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE RESULTING SIDE LOAD CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE WITH ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE, THE RIGHT AILERON AND FLAP SURFACES, RIGHT-SIDE PROPELLER, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE FACING APPROXIMATELY 290 DEGREES.

## 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 ANC09CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA066), Jul 13, 2009: Beech G18S (N93CA), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and main landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N93CA (4)

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

- [Incident 19931117046249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117046249I), Nov 17, 1993: Beech D35 (N93CA), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Lost all aircraft power on approach. Hand cranked gear down landing gear. Collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19890629036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629036739I), Jun 29, 1989: Beech G18S (N93CA), Rochester, NY. Smoke in cockpit. Right engine feathered. Landed without incident. NR4 cylinder had failed.
- [Incident 19870218005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218005219I), Feb 18, 1987: Beech G18S (N93CA), Columbus, OH. Aborted takeoff after loss of directional control. Gear would not retract on next takeoff. Previous hard landing.
- [Incident 19820916061119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916061119I), Sep 16, 1982: Beech G18S (N93CA), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Lost control on crosswind landing. Ground looped. Pilot and check pilot over controlled aircraft.

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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