# NTSB ANC01LA009: Curtis-Wright C-46F, N1822M, Port Alsworth, AK, October 5, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 4, 2000, 18:10 local (Oct 5, 2000, 02:10 UTC) - Place: Port Alsworth, AK - Coordinates: 60.199687, -154.280776 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1997&lon=-154.2808&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 50485 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA009 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50485/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA009 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during taxi. A factor associated with the accident was trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The certificated airline transport pilot stated that he had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He related that as he turned the airplane to the right to enter a taxiway, the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and left aileron. ## Factual narrative On October 4, 2000, about 1810 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Curtis Wright C-46F airplane, N1822M, sustained substantial damage after landing at the Port Alsworth Airport, Port Alsworth, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cargo flight under Title 14, CFR Part 125, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, Everts Air Fuel, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska. The first pilot, a certificated airline transport pilot, and the second pilot, a certificated commercial pilot, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, about 1600. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on October 5, the captain indicated that he had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He related that as he turned the airplane to the right to enter a taxiway, the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and left aileron. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1822M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1822M), registered now, S/N 22521, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Curtis-Wright C-46F - Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22388 - Airframe hours: 30035 - Engines: P&W R2800-13 2000 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 125 - Registered owner: Everts Air Fuel, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, August 28, 2000, 75 hours before - Departed: FAI, FAIRBANKS, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: Port Alsworth, runway 23, 3,500 × 150 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 33,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 3,200 as pilot in command, 400 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 36° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001005041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001005041749A), Oct 5, 2000: Curtis C46FCURTIS, Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Everts air fuel landed without incident at Port Alsworth at 1430 ast n a C-46, N1822M. In the process of turning around after landing, the right wing tip… ## Other investigations on N1822M (2) 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 ANC18CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18CA054), Jul 16, 2018: Curtiss Wright C46 (N1822M), Manley Hot Springs, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown speed and his decision to land with a tailwind without ensuring that there was adequate runway length for the touchdown. - [NTSB ANC83FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA080), May 21, 1983: Curtiss-Wright C-46F (N1822M), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.