# Accident 20170303017839A: Beech G18S, Metlakatla, AK, March 3, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 3, 2017, 08:15 local time - Place: Metlakatla, AK - Airport: Metlakatla - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 55.0917° N, 131.6017° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.0917&lon=-131.6017&mi=10 - Aircraft: N103AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AF-2019-03-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH G18S - Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 10,308 total, 80 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA017) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303017839A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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? ## 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 ANC17LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA017), Mar 3, 2017: Beech G18 (N103AF), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine power loss for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. ## Other reports on N103AF (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19891207064329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207064329I), Dec 7, 1989: Beech G18S (N103AF), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Landing gear sank in the infield soil. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.