# NTSB ANC25LA067: Rockwell International 690B, N690AX, Fairbanks, AK, July 3, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 3, 2025, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK · LAAD airfield - Coordinates: 64.837559, -147.61472 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8376&lon=-147.6147&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200483 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25LA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200483/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200483 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA067 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s momentary distraction from within the airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Perception/orientation/illusion: situational awareness](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035/cases.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International 690B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7630516), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The operator reported that the pilot taxied out on to the runway, and upon receiving a takeoff clearance, began the takeoff roll. As the airplane rotated and began to climb, the pilot retracted the landing gear, subsequently, a gallon jug of water slid to the back of the airplane and impacted the aft cabin bulkhead, making a loud “bang” sound. The pilot looked back towards the noise to assess the nature of the sound and inadvertently allowed the airplane to descend and contact the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N690AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690AX), registered now, S/N 11384, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B - Registry model: [Rockwell International 690B](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (registry code 7630516) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Garrett TPE331-10T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10t) (registry code 29065, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 11384 - Year built: 1977 - Airframe hours: 13350 - Engines: Honeywell TPE-331-512k 717 horsepower turbo prop; Honeywell TPE-331-512k 717 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 135 - Operator: Clearwater Air Inc - Registered owner: Clearwater Air Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 28, 2025, 90 hours before - Departed: FBK, Fairbanks, AK - Airport: FBK, Ladd Army Airfield, runway 25, 8,575 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Satellite tracking device, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 19, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 9,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 9,200 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 3 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: PAFB - METAR: PAFB 032255Z 06003KT 8SM FU FEW085 BKN200 27/07 A2985 RMK AO2A VIS E-SE 3 SLP112 FU VC ALQDS T02730072 $ ## 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 20250703008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703008009A), Jul 3, 2025: Rockwell International 690B, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. During takeoff and upon initial rotation, pilot was distracted by an unsecured item that shifted in the rear of the aircraft. When the pilot turned to look… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200483. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 2.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19042570&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA067%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 580 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19005938&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA067%20photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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