- Date
- May 23, 1981
- Place
- Alexander Lake, AK · ALEXANDER LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20DAShort Bros SC7
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810523031059A
- Case key
- 125529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1227 81/5/23 ALEXANDER LAKE,AK SHORT BROS SC7 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1245 N20DA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 29, 5250 TOTAL HOURS, 501 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MERRILL FIELD,AK RETURN ALEXANDER LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CO FLT PLAN.RWY SFC SOD & TURF.PLT ELECTED TO LND R OF CTRLNE DUE TREES CLOSE TO L SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20DA
- Reported as
- Short Bros SC7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexander Lake
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.