# Accident 20090926049799A: Short Bros. SC7 SERIES, Puntilla Lake, AK, September 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Puntilla Lake, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0842° N, 152.7175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0842&lon=-152.7175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N754BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N754BD) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. SC7 SERIES
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090926049799A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING N754BD ON RUNWAY 29 AT PUNTILLA LAKE, ON SATURDAY MORNING AT AROUND 11:00 AM. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND DAMAGED NOSE GEAR IN A SOFT PART OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC09CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA109), Sep 26, 2009: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series (N754BD), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on a rough, soft, and narrow 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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