- Date
- July 25, 1979
- Place
- Tin City, AK · TIN CITY, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N31MNBrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790725021989I
- Case key
- 133859
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0020 79/7/25 TIN CITY,AK BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 8040 TIME - 1230 N31MN PX- 0 0 3 TOTAL HOURS, 4110 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TIN CITY OPERATOR - MUNTZ NORTHERN AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOME,AK TIN CITY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 170 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- WX BRIEFING BY RADIO W NON-FAA FAC.WND GUSTING 26KTS.UN VISUAL APCH INTO WND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31MN
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Tin City
FAA reports on this event · 1
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