- Date
- June 1, 1986, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hobart Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N37487Grumman G21A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860601037679A
- Case key
- 40415
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Wheels down landing in water - inadvertentCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot neglected to raise the landing gear after departing the airport. While landing onto water with the gear still down, the aircraft's nose broke off and the aircraft nosed over inverted and then sank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37487
- Reported as
- Grumman G21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-52
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Channel Flying Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JUN · Juneau, AK
- Destination
- 2Z1 · Hobart Bay, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- 2Z1 · Entrance Island Spb
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,255 total · 1,810 in this make and model · 8,011 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.