# Accident 20130702015419A: Curtiss Wright C-46F, Fairbanks, AK, July 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: EVAB
- Location: 64.8089° N, 147.8539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8089&lon=-147.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1837M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1837M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46F (registry code 2622608, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (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: CURTISS WRIGHT C-46F
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702015419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCREW NOTED NO DOWNLOCK INDICATION LIGHTS AFTER GEAR EXTENSION IN PREP FOR LANDING. CYCLED GEAR A FEW TIMES AFTER INITIAL EXTENSION FAILURE WHEN GREEN DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VERIFIED VISUALLY ON ALTERNATE EXTENSION CHAINS. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AFTER DISCUSSION WITH COMPANY REPS. AFTER NO ISSUES WITH LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARK. WHEN MAKING RT TURN AS DIRECTED INTO PARKING, RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. SUPPORT BRACE WAS FOUND BROKEN IN GEAR WELL.

## 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 ANC13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA063), Jul 3, 2013: Curtiss Wright C-46F (N1837M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear side brace due to fatigue, which resulted in a collapse of the right main landing gear.

## Other reports on N1837M (1)

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

- [Incident 20020709013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020709013919I), Jul 9, 2002: Curtis C46FFLYTIGER (N1837M), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] enroute 9K2 to ena when aircraft experienced no. 1 engine fire accompanied by both fire warning flight and bell. Fire was observed…

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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