Curtiss-Wright C-46A N9852F

Summary

On 28 March 1982 at about 16:10 local time, a Curtiss-Wright C-46A registered N9852F, operated by Woods Air Fuel, was involved in an accident near Wulik River Str, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 March 1982 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Wulik River Str, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lik Airstrip (12)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Curtiss-Wright C-46A

Registration

N9852F

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Woods Air Fuel

Operating rule

Part 125: 20+ Pax,6000+ lbs

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kotzebue → Wulik River Str

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC82DA029

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CARGO PLANE BEING UNLOADED AT THE END OF A 4100 FT, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO LAND FROM THE OPPOSITE END WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 FT. THE WIND WAS CALM. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BERM AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND FAILED. THE PLANE BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED. THE PLANE THEN SLID ABOUT 1000 FT ON ITS BELLY TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.