Beechcraft D18S N502CK

Summary

On 26 April 2007 at about 19:20 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N502CK, operated by Air Supply Alaska, was involved in an accident near Levelock, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

26 April 2007 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Levelock, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Levelock (9Z8)

Coordinates

59.1281, -156.8586

Aircraft

Beechcraft D18S

Registration

N502CK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Supply Alaska

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Levelock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged flare, which precipitated a hard landing, and damage to the main landing gear, resulting in a main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the overload failure of the main landing gear atachment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot was conducting a non-scheduled, domestic cargo flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135. The pilot reported that during the landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the airplane to exit the right side of the runway. An FAA air safety inspector who visited and photographed the site, said the airplane landed hard on the gravel runway threshold, became airborne again, and touched down about 300 feet down the runway. The inspector photographed main landing gear impact marks on the runway threshold. The marks were several inches deep, 3-6 feet in length, and had gravel sprayed forward and to each side of the track. The tracks began again about 300 feet down the runway. The tracks veered sharply off the right side of the runway, and terminated at the wreckage. The inspector provided a hand-drawn sketch of the marks with approximate distances. The airplane received damage to the landing gear attaching points, right wing, and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.