De Havilland DHC-6-200 N201EH

Summary

On 27 January 2005 at about 14:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-200 registered N201EH was involved in an accident near Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States. 8 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.

Date

27 January 2005 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Toksook Bay (OOK)

Coordinates

60.5414, -165.0872

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6-200

Registration

N201EH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tununak → Toksook Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05LA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind wind condition, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and the collapse of the nose landing gear. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot of the CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight landed the airplane on an ice-covered, gravel airstrip in gusty crosswind conditions. He estimated the winds were a direct crosswind at 20-25 knots, and gusty. The pilot reported that after a straight-in approach to runway 16, a gust of wind caused the airplane to slide sideways on the runway during the landing roll. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the nose and right wing. The airplane received structural damage to the nose and right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.