# Accident 20110612012009A: Douglas DC-6B, Cold Bay, AK, June 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2011, 14:55 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Airport: Cold Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P2DB
- Location: 55.2053° N, 162.7244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2053&lon=-162.7244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110612012009A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26 AT CDB, PILOT DISTRACTED THE CREW BY POINTING OUT THE BOAT DOCK WHERE THEIR CARGO WAS BEING PREPARED.  FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 40 DEGREES ABOUT 1/2 MILE OUT.  THE HORN THAT SOUNDS WHEN FLAPS ARE POSITIONED MORE THAN 30 DEGREES WITH GEAR UP DID NOT SOUND.  PILOT DID NOT PERFORM FINAL CHECK AND LANDED WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING  GEAR.

## 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 ANC11CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA044), Jun 12, 2011: Douglas DC-6B (N600UA), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N600UA (1)

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

- [Accident 19950620049139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620049139A), Jun 20, 1995: N600UA, Champaign, IL, No damage. (-16) United airlines flt. #19 enroute from jfk airport, new york, to san francisco, CA. Flight was deviating north off course around thunderstorms. Flight…

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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