# NTSB ANC82DA101: Fairchild C-82A, N9701F, Karluk, AK, September 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 27, 1982, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Location: 57.5661° N, 154.4538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KARLUK (KYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5661&lon=-154.4538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71229/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA101

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, THE APPROACH TO LANDING SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD MARKS ON RELATIVELY STEEP TERRAIN IN THE SAFETY ZONE. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS 1 TO 2 FT BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR, BUT BOTH TAIL BOOMS FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9701F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9701F), registered now, S/N 45-57814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-82A
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-82a) (registry code 3372004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4557814
- Airframe hours: 9820
- Engines: P & W R2800 CB16 1800 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: North Face Construction
- Registered owner: Ball Brothers Inc.
- Departed: ODK, KODIAK, AK
- Destination: 1G6, STRONGVILLE, OH
- Airport: KYK, Karluk Airport, runway 24, 2,400 × 100 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 14,985 total, 586 in this make and model, 14,908 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Temperature: 118 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820927051249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820927051249A), Sep 27, 1982: Frchld C82ASTWDAVIS, Karluk, AK, Substantial damage. Hit upslope off approach end of landing strip and bounced onto runway. Impact broke off both tailbooms.

## Other investigations on N9701F (2)

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. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA118), Jul 7, 1983: Fairchild C-82A (N9701F), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB ANC80FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA097), Sep 3, 1980: Fairchild C-82A (N9701F), Goodnews Bay, AK, substantial damage

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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