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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 99 · Pilot Point, AK · March 29, 2018

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Date
March 29, 2018 · 12:30 local
Place
Pilot Point, AK
Airport
Pilot Point
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXXC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31TN
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA187
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,056 total103 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days
N31TNRegistered now · Beech 99S/N U49 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech 99Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Flight departed from dillingham, Alaska and approached runway 07 at Pilot Point, Alaska. Pilot entered downwind to circling approach to runway 25. As aircraft crossed threshhold, aircraft experienced an air pocket causing the aircraft to sink and drift left. Aircraft impacted mound of snow and gravel along the edge of the prepared runway surface with the right main landing gear. Damage to right main gear and wing/flap was visible from inside the aircraft and information was relayed to Pilot. Pilot decided to fly to king salmon, Alaska for emergency landing due to availability of emergency services and equipment. Pilot conducted a two Point landing on left main and nose landing gear while cutting engines and feathering the propellers. Pilot maintained two points until loss of lift on right wing and then the wing touched down on runway. Pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and kept it on the centerline of runway 12 at king salmon, Alaska. Evacuation was initiated. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM DILLINGHAM, ALASKA AND APPROACHED RUNWAY 07 AT PILOT POINT, ALASKA. PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND TO CIRCLING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25. AS AIRCRAFT CROSSED THRESHHOLD, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN AIR POCKET CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK AND DRIFT LEFT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUND OF SNOW AND GRAVEL ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND WING/FLAP WAS VISIBLE FROM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO PILOT. PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO KING SALMON, ALASKA FOR EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. PILOT CONDUCTED A TWO POINT LANDING ON LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE CUTTING ENGINES AND FEATHERING THE PROPELLERS. PILOT MAINTAINED TWO POINTS UNTIL LOSS OF LIFT ON RIGHT WING AND THEN THE WING TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND KEPT IT ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 12 AT KING SALMON, ALASKA. EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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 GAA18CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKing Salmon, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path and runway centerline during the initial landing, which resulted in a hard landing to the left of the runway and damage to the landing gear and wing.Mar 29, 2018 · Substantial damage