Saturday, June 27, 2015

Cessna U206G Stationair, Lake & Pen Air, N756BW: Accident occurred June 27, 2015 at Merrill Field Airport (PAMR), Anchorage, Alaska

Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf 

LAKE & PENINSULA AIRLINES INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N756BW

NTSB Identification: ANC15CA042 
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Anchorage, AK
Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/30/2015
Aircraft: CESSNA U206G, registration: N756BW
Injuries: 5 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The pilot was landing a nose wheel-equipped airplane on a dry, paved runway. The pilot stated that after touchdown the airplane bounced and the nose of the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline. In an attempt to correct the veer, he applied right rudder while adding engine power. When the airplane settled to the ground, and the left main wheel touched down, it pivoted the airplane sharply to the left. The pilot then applied full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the right wing struck the runway, and the airplane subsequently went off the left side of the runway. The airplane continued into an area of grass-covered terrain, and the nose wheel collapsed, before the airplane came to rest on an adjacent taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control.

NTSB Identification: ANC15CA042 
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Anchorage, AK
Aircraft: CESSNA U206G, registration: N756BW
Injuries: 5 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The pilot was landing a nose wheel-equipped airplane on a dry, paved runway. The pilot stated that after touchdown the airplane bounced and the nose of the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline. In an attempt to correct the veer, he applied right rudder while adding engine power.

When the airplane settled to the ground, and the left main wheel touched down, it pivoted the airplane sharply to the left. The pilot then applied full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the right wing struck the runway, and the airplane subsequently went off the left side of the runway.

The airplane continued into an area of grass-covered terrain, and the nose wheel collapsed, before the airplane came to rest on an adjacent taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.




ANCHORAGE – No injuries have been reported after a small plane crashed at Merrill Field, police say. 

A small commercial plane from Lake and Pen Air was coming in for a landing at the airport on Saturday afternoon when it hit the runway and bounced, according to a release from the Anchorage Police Department.

“The pilot attempted to give the plane more power to take off again but the engine stalled and the plane skidded sideways on the runway,” the release says. “The plane hit a median which caused the landing gear to break off.”

The plane eventually came to a stop. 

At about 2:20 p.m., APD and the Anchorage Fire Department responded to the crash.

Neither the pilot nor the four passengers were injured, police say.

Police say the Merrill Field manager is awaiting the arrival of the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate.

Source:  http://www.ktva.com

A small plane skidded off the runway after a hard landing at Anchorage's Merrill Field airport Saturday afternoon, according to the Anchorage Police Department. The incident led to the closure of one of the airport's three runways, but none of the five people onboard was hurt.

At 2:19 p.m., the Lake Pen Air plane "hit the runway hard" while landing and bounced, according to the APD release. The pilot then attempted to abort the landing and take off again, but the engine stalled and the plane skidded. It hit a median and lost its landing gear before coming to a stop, the release said.

An Anchorage Fire Department dispatcher around 3 p.m. said that the fire department was no longer at the scene and added that all occupants had been removed from the plane safely. 

No one answered the phone at the airport manager's office Saturday afternoon. And a man who answered the phone in the airport's control tower wouldn't answer questions, saying a reporter was forbidden from calling the tower.

An employee who answered the phone at Spernak Airways at the airport said that one of Merrill Field's three runways had been shut down. But he added that it didn't appear to be a big deal -- just "an expensive deal," he added.

Source:  https://www.adn.com

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