# Accident 20120201001429A: Beech 99, Anchorage, AK, February 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 61.2000° N, 149.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2000&lon=-149.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36 (registry code 52253, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,031 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201001429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM PORT ALSWORTH TO MERRILL FIELD IN ANCHORAGE. THERE WAS MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA DUE TO THE CHINOOK WINDS. AIRMAN WAS ON THE GPS ALPHA APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7. DUE TO THE TURBULENCE AND BLOWING SNOW, AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE VASI APPROACH LIGHTS AND THE ENTIRE RUNWAY LOOKED THE SAME WITH NO VISUAL REFERENCE. THIS INCLUDING THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND COMPASS ROSE LEADING TO THE LANDING RUNWAY. THAT AREA OF THE AIRPORT IS UNPLOWED AND IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE LANDING AREA. BECAUSE OF THE WRONG VISUAL AIMING POINT, THE AIRMAN'S APPROACH WAS BELOW AN ACCEPTABLE GLIDE PATH TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. AIRCRAFT DRAGGED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPROXIMATLY 50 FEET BEFORE AND IN 2 FEET OF UNPLOWED SNOW AND ICE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE WING SPAR FRAME AND THROWING HEAVY SNOW AND ICE INTO THE FLAP CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAP, FLAP TRACK, AND PARTS OF THE WING SKIN.

## 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 ANC12CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA021), Feb 1, 2012: Beech 99 (N991AK), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature power reduction, which resulted in a runway undershoot.

## Other reports on N991AK (2)

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

- [Accident 20210416005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210416005319A), Apr 16, 2021: Beech C-99 (N991AK), Chignik Lagoon, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 22, did not notice anything unusual on final. During the roll out and initiation of thrust reversal, pilot's attention was divided…
- [Incident 20090806048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090806048109I), Aug 6, 2009: Beech 99 (N991AK), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. The anchorage FSDO incident number is:IAL0320090049. Nose gear failed to extend prior to landing. At tpo pilot attempted to extend gear normally and later by…

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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