- Date
- January 7, 1993, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Akutan, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N22932Grumman G-21A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930107000249I
- Case key
- 5840
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
On this page
Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The incident was caused by the pilots improper compensation for the winds. Factors were the microburst, the rough water, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.
Analysis
The pilot stated that just after touching down on the water, he encountered a microburst. He estimated that the wind speed suddenly changed from about 15 to 20 knots to 40 to 50 knots. The left wing float hit the water and was torn off. Because of the strong winds and rough water he was unable to get airborne or to turn the airplane. He kept the airplane headed into the wind and beached the airplane on the opposite side of the bay. The pilot also said that suitable weather conditions had been reported for the landing area about one half hour earlier.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22932
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-139
- Airframe hours
- 12,054
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 7, 1993 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- DUT · Unalaska, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,076 total · 235 in this make and model · 6,953 as pilot in command · 131 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N22932 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.