Cessna 402B N710WS
9 June 2003 · Telida, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2003 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N710WS was involved in an accident near Telida, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Telida, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Telida (2K5)
- Coordinates
- 55.9193, -159.4905
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N710WS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minchumina → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC03LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor in the accident was a soft runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot was landing a tricycle gear airplane on a remote, gravel and dirt airstrip. During the landing roll, the nose wheel landing gear encountered soft terrain, and the nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in structural damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the landing surface was softer than he had anticipated. The FAA Alaska Supplement and Airport Directory, contains the following information for the airstrip: Airport Remarks---Unattended. Runway conditions not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to landing. Runway 02-20 is soft in spring, surface irregular and rutted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2003 | Cessna 402C | Treasure Cay, Bahamas | Air Sunshine, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Cessna 402C | Mather, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Cessna 402 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2003 | Cessna 402B | LittleWhale Cay, Bahamas | Execstar Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | Cessna 402C | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2003 | Cessna 402B | Tecalitran, Mexico | - | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |