Short Bros & Harland SC7 N731E
8 June 2022 · Chisana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 2022 at about 07:00 local time, a Short Bros & Harland SC7 registered N731E, operated by Viking Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Chisana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chisana, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chisana Airport (CZN)
- Coordinates
- 62.0628, -142.0753
- Aircraft
- Short Bros & Harland SC7
- Registration
- N731E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Viking Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Northway → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC22LA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a twin-engine, turbine-powered airplane was landing at a remote, rough, soft, turf and grass covered airstrip at the completion of a Part 135 cargo flight. He said that after an uneventful touchdown, as the airplane’s landing roll slowed, the right main landing gear wheel and the nose wheel contacted an area of soft, muddy terrain. The airplane’s nose wheel collapsed, and it subsequently folded under the fuselage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical problems that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Bros & Harland SC7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2012 | Short Bros & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 | Chefornak, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Short Bros & Harland SC7 SERIES | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | All West Freight Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2022 | Cessna 207A | Pilot Station, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Stinson 10A | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2022 | Christen A-1 | Point MacKenzie, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Cessna U206F | Newhalen, Alaska, United States | Send North | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Taylorcraft F21 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |