# Accident 20090918049699A: Construccio C-212-CC, Savoonga, AK, September 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2009, 14:12 local time
- Place: Savoonga, AK
- Airport: Savoonga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 63.6833° N, 170.4889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6833&lon=-170.4889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N349TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC (registry code 2410204, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSTRUCCIO C-212-CC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090918049699A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC09LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA104), Sep 18, 2009: CASA 212-200 (N349TA), Savoonga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N349TA (1)

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

- [Incident 20220926011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220926011069I), Sep 26, 2022: Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa C-212-CC (N349TA), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. While taxing on otz base ramp area after PART135 cargo flight, aircraft cut turn sharp and sruck left wing on a loader parked on the south side of ramp,…

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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