20210416005319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C-99 · Chignik Lagoon, AK · April 16, 2021

Date
April 16, 2021 · 10:45 local
Place
Chignik Lagoon, AK
Airport
Chignik Lagoon
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXXC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N991AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC21LA030
Reported as
Beech C-99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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Pilot landed on runway 22, did not notice anything unusual on final. During the roll out and initiation of thrust reversal, pilot's attention was divided between flight controls and engine indicators and outside the airplane. Pilot noticed a large chunk of ice in middle of runway, swerved slightly to left to avoid hitting it with the nosewheel, it hit the right main wheel instead. Right wheel assembly was separated from aircraft. Right propeller and wing hit the ground causing substantial damage. No injuries or fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 22, DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ON FINAL. DURING THE ROLL OUT AND INITIATION OF THRUST REVERSAL, PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE INDICATORS AND OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. PILOT NOTICED A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE IN MIDDLE OF RUNWAY, SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING IT WITH THE NOSEWHEEL, IT HIT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL INSTEAD. RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. RIGHT PROPELLER AND WING HIT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N991AK · 2

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