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FAA incident report · Cessna 140A · Kotzebue, AK · August 16, 2020

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Date
August 16, 2020 · 17:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N140MQ
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total70 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N140MQRegistered now · Cessna 140AS/N 15505Airframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was faster than normal approach speed on final, resulting in longer landing than available landing area on gravel bar on wulik river. Pilot got engine and prop stopped, but was not able to get aircraft stopped before running out of gravel bar and ended up nosing over in about two feet of water. One POB, no injuries, minor damage (scratches to leading edge of wings and engine cowling, minor damage to prop during recovery effort)

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED ON FINAL, RESULTING IN LONGER LANDING THAN AVAILABLE LANDING AREA ON GRAVEL BAR ON WULIK RIVER. PILOT GOT ENGINE AND PROP STOPPED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AIRCRAFT STOPPED BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GRAVEL BAR AND ENDED UP NOSING OVER IN ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER. ONE POB, NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE (SCRATCHES TO LEADING EDGE OF WINGS AND ENGINE COWLING, MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP DURING RECOVERY EFFORT)