Beechcraft 1900C N111AX

Summary

On 24 May 2012 at about 23:26 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N111AX, operated by Alaska Central Express Inc., was involved in an accident near McGrath, Alaska, United States. 2 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

24 May 2012 at 23:26

Classification

Accident

Location

McGrath, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nixon Fork Mine (AK40)

Coordinates

62.9517, -155.6042

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900C

Registration

N111AX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Alaska Central Express Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → McGrath

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA042

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's unstable approach and overrotation, which resulted in a tailstrike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on a gravel runway. He said that a hill was located in the flight path to the runway, which required a steeper-than-normal approach. The pilot said he misjudged the wind and the rate of descent on final approach. He overrotated in the flare, and the airplane’s tail struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the lower aft fuselage. He said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.