# Accident 20120502007119A: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3, Chefornak, AK, May 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2012, 10:45 local time
- Place: Chefornak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 60.1500° N, 164.2600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chefornak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1500&lon=-164.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1906-2015-01-02) (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: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SC7 SERIES 3
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,544 total, 4,668 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120502007119A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 WITH 3 MILES VISIBILITY IN HAZE. THIS CREATED A FLAT LIGHT SITUATION. AS THE PILOT LINED UP ON FINAL HE THOUGHT THE ROAD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY WAS ACTUALLY THE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING ON THE ROAD HE HIT A LARGE DIP THAT PITCHED THE AIRPLANE NOSE UP, THIS FORCED THE TAIL TO DRAG THE GROUND. WHEN THE NOSE CAME BACK DOWN DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE RUNWAY WAS SNOW COVERED AND THE ROAD WAS SHOWING GRAVEL FROM VEHICLE USE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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