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FAA accident report · Beech G18S · Metlakatla, AK · March 3, 2017

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Date
March 3, 2017 · 08:15 local
Place
Metlakatla, AK
Airport
Metlakatla
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N103AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC17LA017
Reported as
Beech G18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,308 total80 in the last 90 days
N103AFRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2019 · Beech G18SS/N BA-526 · Built 1960Airframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A Beech 18-aircraft, on wheels with two pilots, N103AF (s.n# BA-526) operated by point to point air LLC, a part 91 operator based in arlington Washington, executed an emergency water landing. Injuries were reported as minor. The aircraft was on a part 91 cargo flight for the owner. The cargo was reported as a load of geoduck clams. The accident occurred approximately 2.1 miles sw of metlakatia Alaska on annette island. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from klawock Alaska (pakw) to ketchikan Alaska (pakt) under positive control of anchorage center and ketchikan flight service. The aircraft made a missed approach at ketchikan in heavy snow in reduced visibility. On climb out the aircraft lost power in one engine. Rather than attempt another approach while single engine in reduced visibility the pilot continued 15 miles southwest towards annette island airport (pakt). The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and the pilot made a water landing about 200 yards off the beach in yellow hill bay about 3.3 miles north of annette island airport. Both pilots were able to exit the aircraft and swim to shore where they were picked up by a rescue boat from Metlakatla. The aircraft sank. The crash is under investigation by FAA and NTSB.

32 (G) unpredictable catastrophic engine failure, aircraft unrecoverable?

As the FAA filed it

A BEECH 18-AIRCRAFT, ON WHEELS WITH TWO PILOTS, N103AF (S.N# BA-526) OPERATED BY POINT TO POINT AIR LLC, A PART 91 OPERATOR BASED IN ARLINGTON WASHINGTON, EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY WATER LANDING. INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS MINOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 CARGO FLIGHT FOR THE OWNER. THE CARGO WAS REPORTED AS A LOAD OF GEODUCK CLAMS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2.1 MILES SW OF METLAKATIA ALASKA ON ANNETTE ISLAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KLAWOCK ALASKA (PAKW) TO KETCHIKAN ALASKA (PAKT) UNDER POSITIVE CONTROL OF ANCHORAGE CENTER AND KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A MISSED APPROACH AT KETCHIKAN IN HEAVY SNOW IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN ONE ENGINE. RATHER THAN ATTEMPT ANOTHER APPROACH WHILE SINGLE ENGINE IN REDUCED VISIBILITY THE PILOT CONTINUED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST TOWARDS ANNETTE ISLAND AIRPORT (PAKT). THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT MADE A WATER LANDING ABOUT 200 YARDS OFF THE BEACH IN YELLOW HILL BAY ABOUT 3.3 MILES NORTH OF ANNETTE ISLAND AIRPORT. BOTH PILOTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND SWIM TO SHORE WHERE THEY WERE PICKED UP BY A RESCUE BOAT FROM METLAKATLA. THE AIRCRAFT SANK. THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FAA AND NTSB.

32 (G) UNPREDICTABLE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, AIRCRAFT UNRECOVERABLE?

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC17LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMetlakatla, AKAn engine power loss for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.Mar 3, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N103AF · 1

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

Incident 19891207064329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Detroit, MILost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Landing gear sank in the infield soil.Dec 7, 1989 · Minor damage