What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cape Yakataga Airport is an FAA owned airport and listed as private in the airport facility directory. The field was notamed closed to aircraft over 5000 lbs on 10/9/2020. However one cannot NOTAM a private field, so the NOTAM was issued to the cyt NDB, which is collocated on the field.
Airmen operating aircraft received weather briefing from fss, but declined to receive any NOTAM information.
Aircraft was delivering fuel to client who operates mining equipment in area. Client advised aircraft owner that field was dry prior to flight.
Field was water soaked with about 1 inch standing water in heavily rutted field, according to three separate witnesses. Flight crew overflew the field prior to landing for visual inspection. Aircraft touched down on field and had zero braking action, and slid off the FAR end of the runway, where the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
CAPE YAKATAGA AIRPORT IS AN FAA OWNED AIRPORT AND LISTED AS PRIVATE IN THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY. THE FIELD WAS NOTAMED CLOSED TO AIRCRAFT OVER 5000 LBS ON 10/9/2020. HOWEVER ONE CANNOT NOTAM A PRIVATE FIELD, SO THE NOTAM WAS ISSUED TO THE CYT NDB, WHICH IS COLLOCATED ON THE FIELD.
AIRMEN OPERATING AIRCRAFT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FSS, BUT DECLINED TO RECEIVE ANY NOTAM INFORMATION.
AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERING FUEL TO CLIENT WHO OPERATES MINING EQUIPMENT IN AREA. CLIENT ADVISED AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT FIELD WAS DRY PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
FIELD WAS WATER SOAKED WITH ABOUT 1 INCH STANDING WATER IN HEAVILY RUTTED FIELD, ACCORDING TO THREE SEPARATE WITNESSES. FLIGHT CREW OVERFLEW THE FIELD PRIOR TO LANDING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON FIELD AND HAD ZERO BRAKING ACTION, AND SLID OFF THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.