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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Construccio C-212-CC · Savoonga, AK · September 18, 2009

Date: September 18, 2009 · 14:12 local
Place: Savoonga, AK
Airport: Savoonga
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FXTA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N349TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC09LA104
Reported as: Construccio C-212-CC
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,500 total5,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N349TARegistered now · Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CCS/N 349 · Built 1986 Airframe modelConstrucciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The pilots stated that they touched down on runway 05 in Savoonga and the aircraft began to drift to the right. The captain added power on the right engine to correct. The aircraft then drifted to the right again and the pilots were unable to correct the aircraft slid through a runway light down an embankement and came to rest off the runway in a marsh. The north side of the runway was closed reducing the runway width to 70 feet; winds were out of the north gusting to 33 knots with a crosswind component of 21 knots. Further investigation revealed that the right main tire failed during the rollout resulting in a loss of control. The aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries. Ptrs #200903142

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOTS STATED THAT THEY TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 05 IN SAVOONGA AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CAPTAIN ADDED POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE TO CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH A RUNWAY LIGHT DOWN AN EMBANKEMENT AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY IN A MARSH. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED REDUCING THE RUNWAY WIDTH TO 70 FEET; WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTH GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS WITH A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 21 KNOTS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE FAILED DURING THE ROLLOUT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. PTRS #200903142

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 ANC09LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSavoonga, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.Sep 18, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N349TA · 1

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

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