# NTSB ANC26LA010: Beech 65-A90-1, N918MR, Anchorage, AK, January 16, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 16, 2026, 14:58 local (23:58 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.215082, -149.85249 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2151&lon=-149.8525&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2026 - 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): 202309 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202309/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202309 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA010 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to attain proper flare during landing resulting in a hard landing short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident were gusting wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: windshear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/cases.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 90 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing: Windshear or thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md) - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 65-A90-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1152901), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot maneuvered the airplane onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern; he reduced the power to slow the airplane and encountered a significant downdraft or windshear. The airplane impacted the ground about 150 feet short of the runway threshold. The nose and left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted a snow berm which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N918MR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918MR), registered now, S/N LM-138 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90-1 - Registry model: [Beech 65-A90-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90-1) (registry code 1152901) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LM-138 - Year built: 1970 - Airframe hours: 14750.2 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 550 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 550 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91 - Operator: Missionary Aviation Repair Center - Registered owner: MARC Aircraft Holding, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, August 26, 2025, 32.9 hours before - Departed: PASX, Soldotna, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: MRI, Merrill Field, runway 16, 2,640 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 3, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,777 total, 689 in this make and model, 2,226 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 7, 2024; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 7,340 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 6,500 as pilot in command, 143 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 19 knots, gusting 34 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: PAMR - METAR: METAR PAMR 162253Z 18019G34KT 10SM FEW023 FEW050 02/M02 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 20041/2159 SLP152 P0019 T00171022 ## 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 20260116000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260116000599A), Jan 16, 2026: Beech 65-A90-1, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Narrative written statement by pilot flying. "The flight was uneventful, with occasional light turbulence. Upon contacting merril tower, we were told to enter… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202309. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19878966&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC26LA010%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 865 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19875339&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20photographs%20ANC26LA010-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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