Beechcraft 1900 N575Q

Summary

On 3 October 2018 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 1900 registered N575Q, operated by Hageland Aviation, was involved in an accident near Gambell, Alaska, United States. 9 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

3 October 2018 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gambell, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Gambell (GAM)

Coordinates

63.7728, -171.7347

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Registration

N575Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1991

Engines

2

Operator

Hageland Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nome → Gambell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC19CA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight crew, the instrument approach was flown above the glideslope in anticipation of mechanical turbulence. As the airplane descended through 500 ft, the pilot monitoring notified the pilot flying that the airplane was high on the approach. The airplane continued the approach above the glideslope, and the landing flare was conducted too high, which resulted in an excessive sink rate. The pilot flying attempted to arrest the sink rate but was unable to do so, and the airplane landed harder than expected, which resulted in a tail strike and substantial damage to the lower aft fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.