- Date
- July 16, 2018, 09:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Manley Hot Springs, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1822MCurtiss Wright C46
- Defining event
- Landing: Runway excursion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 2019
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Parties
- FAA
- Case key
- 97796
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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.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, following a precautionary shutdown of the No. 2 engine, he diverted to an alternate airport that was closer than the original destination. During the landing in tailwind conditions, the airplane touched down "a little fast." The pilot added that, as the brakes faded from continuous use, the airplane was unable to stop, and it overran the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that following a precautionary shutdown of the number 2 engine, he diverted to an alternate airport that was closer than the original destination. During the landing in tailwind conditions, the airplane touched down "a little fast." The pilot added that, as the brakes faded from continuous use, the airplane was unable to stop and overran the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded an uneventful single engine landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1822M
- Reported as
- Curtiss Wright C46 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22521
- Built
- 1945
- Airframe hours
- 37,049.6
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney R2800-51M1, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocatingPratt & Whitney R2800-51M1, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Everts Air Fuel Inc
- Registered owner
- Everts Air Fuel Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Special, Special flight (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 5, 2018
- Departed
- PAFA · Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- PAEN · Kenai, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MLY · Manley Hot Springs, runway 36, 3,400 × 60 ft, gravel
- Equipment
- Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 3, 2018
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Last flight review
- April 17, 2018
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 135 in the last 90 days · 66 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Observed at
- PAFA
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2018, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.9 MB in all.
Other investigations on N1822M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.