Boeing 727-100 N190AJ
14 February 2002 · Kotzebue, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 2002 at about 18:00 local time, a Boeing 727-100 registered N190AJ was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ)
- Coordinates
- 66.8856, -162.5986
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-100
- Registration
- N190AJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Kotzebue
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC02LA015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue an unstabalized approach to landing. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the base to final leg of the circle to land approach, the pilot overshot the centerline of the runway. On short final and at a low altitude, the pilot still had not attained alignment with the centerline of the runway. The pilot made a left turn, and then a right turn, attempting to align the airplane with the runway. During the right turn, he dragged the right wing on the snow-covered ground, damaging the outboard leading-edge slat.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2002 | Boeing 727-30C | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Varig | Unknown | - |
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| 26 Jul 2002 | Boeing 727-232 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2002 | Boeing 727-200 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2001 | Boeing 727-223B | Pohnpei Island, Federated States Of Micronesia | Express One International Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Boeing 727-2Q6 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | American Trans Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Uriah Strong | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Cessna 180 | Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Ptarmigan Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Minta Inc | Fatal | 4 |