Britten-Norman BN2A26 N27MR

Summary

On 18 June 2007 at about 01:30 local time, a Britten-Norman BN2A26 registered N27MR, operated by Island Air Service, was involved in an accident near Egegik, Alaska, United States. 7 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

18 June 2007 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Egegik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

56.1869, -157.3856

Aircraft

Britten-Norman BN2A26

Registration

N27MR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Island Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kodiak → Egegik

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07CA049

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in structural damage during the landing roll when the airplane encountered soft sand.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot reported he was landing on a beach at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 135 on-demand flight with six passengers. During the landing roll, the nose wheel encountered soft sand, and was deflected sideways, resulting in structural damage to the firewall bulkhead. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge a day after the accident, the pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and that the landing was uneventful until the nose wheel sunk into the sand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.