Douglas DC-6B N600UA

Summary

On 12 June 2011 at about 22:55 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered N600UA, operated by Universal Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Cold Bay, 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.

Date

12 June 2011 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Cold Bay, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Cold Bay (PACD)

Coordinates

55.2053, -162.7244

Aircraft

Douglas DC-6B

Registration

N600UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Universal Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 125: 20+ Pax,6000+ lbs

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Togiak Village → Cold Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA044

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's diverted attention.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the captain, while on approach to land, he distracted the crew by pointing out a boat dock. He said that after touchdown, he realized that the landing gear was not extended, and the airplane slid on its belly, sustaining substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage. He said that the crew did not hear the landing gear retracted warning horn, and the accident could have been prevented if he had not distracted the crew. The captain reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.