# Incident 20120128001599I: Reims Aviation S.A. F406/CARAVAN II, Shishmaref, AK, January 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2012, 02:53 local time
- Place: Shishmaref, AK
- Airport: Shishmaref Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.2496° N, 166.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHISHMAREF (SHH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.2496&lon=-166.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reims F406 (registry code 7535723, https://openairdocs.org/model/reims-f406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REIMS AVIATION S.A. F406/CARAVAN II
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY OF CANADA PT6
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128001599I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AT SHISHMAREF ON RUNWAY 5, UPON AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT (TAXI), THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED.  LEFT LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE BROKE CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO FAIL AND CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE.

## Other reports on N406SD (1)

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

- [Incident 20001204022539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001204022539I), Dec 4, 2000: Reims F406 (N406SD), Minor damage. (-23) Ptrs#ALO122001B0528 on December 4, 2000 at approx. 1018 local time, the pilot of this twin engine Cessna caravan N406SD, model #F-406-406, could not get…

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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