20200418000959I

4/20/2020 - CONTACTED BY FLM ON 4/18/2020 REGARDING AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED A BE-1900-C AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS (ACE) DESIGNATOR YADA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 4/18/2020 AT APPROX. 0527 HOURS, AT TED STEVENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ANCHORAGE. PILOT OF N113AX STATED THAT WHILE ON TAXIWAY M APPROACHING RUNWAY 33 FOR TAKEOFF HE NOTICED A NOSE WHEEL SHUTTER. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PARKING VIA RUNWAY 33. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED OFF RUNWAY 33 ONTO TAXIWAY U HE TOOK THE TURN TO SHARP AND CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. TAXI LIGHT DAMAGE INCLUDED TWO BLUE ELEVATED LIGHTS ON TAXIWAY U AND ONE WHITE AND ONE BLUE ELEVATED TAXI LIGHT ON TAXIWAY M. FOUR LIGHTS IN TOTAL. AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED FOR CARGO ONLY. NO INJURIES REPORTED BUT ON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER DAMAGE. CASE NUMBER RECEIVED FROM RESPONDING OFFICER IS 20-106302. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. TJW

4/22/2020 - CONTACTED ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS (ACE). SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF PILOT AND GATHERED REQUIRED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER FOR THE REPORT. DISCUSSED THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OCCURRING AT ACE AND THE STEPS THEY HAVE TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. REMEDIAL TRAINING HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE PILOTS. PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM FLYING, BY THE OPERATOR, PENDING THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. RECEIVED FULL REPORT FROM THE RESPONDING OFFICER WITH ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF THE SCENE. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. TJW

4/29/2020 - RECEIVED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DETAILING THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION THAT OCCURRED AT ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. TJW

5/1/2020 - INSPECTOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND DISCUSSED THE INVESTIGATION. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REVIEWED THE ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. TJW

5/4/2020 - INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. AFTER REVIEWING THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION RECEIVED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MANAGEMENT, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT TURN ON TAXIWAY M IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE ON RUNWAY 33 AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE WHITE RUNWAY LIGHT AND TWO BLUE TAXI LIGHTS. THE RUNWAY HAD EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER THE LEFT OF THE TWO BLUE TAXI LIGHTS CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY REPORTED BY THE PILOT. AFTER ABORTING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CHOSE TO EXIT RUNWAY 33 ON TAXIWAY U, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO MORE BLUE TAXI LIGHTS. THE RIGHT PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON TWO OF THE FOUR BLADES. ALL RUNWAY AND TAXI LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TJW

THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS REMOVED BOTH THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER FROM FLYING PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS ASSIGNED REMEDIAL TRAINING. ALL PILOT RELATED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE HANDLED BY THE POI ASSIGNED TO ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND PTRS ARE CLOSED. TJW