# NTSB ANC07CA049: Britten-Norman BN2A26, N27MR, Egegik, AK, June 18, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 17, 2007, 17:30 local (Jun 18, 2007, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB coordinates: 56.186943, -157.385559, outside the stated state
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC07CA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66112/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA049

## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in structural damage during the landing roll when the airplane encountered soft sand.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airline transport certificated pilot reported he was landing on a beach at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 135 on-demand flight with six passengers.  During the landing roll, the nose wheel encountered soft sand, and was deflected sideways, resulting in structural damage to the firewall bulkhead.  During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge a day after the accident, the pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and that the landing was uneventful until the nose wheel sunk into the sand.

## Factual narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot reported he was landing on a beach at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 135 on-demand flight with six passengers.  During the landing roll, the nose wheel encountered soft sand, and was deflected sideways, resulting in structural damage to the firewall bulkhead.  During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge a day after the accident, the pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and that the landing was uneventful until the nose wheel sunk into the sand.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27MR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27MR), registered now, S/N 884 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Britten-Norman BN2A26
- Registry model: [Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (registry code 1520226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 844
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Island Air Service
- Registered owner: HC Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ADQ, Kodiak, AK
- Destination: EII, Egegik, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 17,450 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Other investigations on N27MR (1)

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 ANC02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA012), Feb 1, 2002: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 (N27MR), Ouzinkie, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Factors associated with the accident are a slush covered runway, and rough/uneven terrain.

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.

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