# Accident 20190801013109A: Douglas C-118A, Candle, AK, August 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2019, 14:11 local time
- Place: Candle, AK
- Airport: Candle 2
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 65.9078° N, 161.9264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9078&lon=-161.9264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451CE-2020-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-118A (registry code 3021710, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (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: DOUGLAS C-118A
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,910 total, 7,898 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190801013109A

## Narrative

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

WITH THE PIC AT THE CONTROLS, AFTER OVERFLYING RW20 AT AK75, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN  TO LAND RW20 AT 1500' AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS DESCENT WHILE ON BASE TO FINAL.

WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH BRUSH GROWING ON TERRAIN THAT SLOPES DOWN TO THE SOUTH EAST, TOWARDS THE APPROACH END OF RW20.  AT THE BASE OF THE SLOPING TERRAIN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A MOUND OF DIRT APPROXIMATELY 3'-4' IN HEIGHT.

THE MOUND OF DIRT IS LOCATED 200'-300' SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF A ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE APPROACH END OF RW20 AND FOLLOWS THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION AS RW20.

THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED UPON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER.  THE FLIGHT ENGINEER THEN APPLIED REVERSE THRUST TO THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES.

THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY THE RIGHT, EXITED THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST HEADING 010 MAGNETIC, APPROXIMATELY 2200' FROM THE APPROACH END OF RW20.

## 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 ANC19LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA045), Aug 1, 2019: Douglas C 118A (N451CE), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing…

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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