Embraer EM-110P1 N103VA

Summary

On 22 February 1984 at about 23:05 local time, a Embraer EM-110P1 registered N103VA, operated by Valdez Airlines, was involved in an accident near Cordova, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 February 1984 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Cordova Mile 13 (CDV)

Coordinates

60.7909, -145.6095

Aircraft

Embraer EM-110P1

Registration

N103VA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Valdez Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ANC84MA037

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 A LANDING AT NIGHT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE, & BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUTS, RUDDER TILLER INPUTS OR DIFFERENTIAL REVERSE THRUST. IT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, HIT A 30 INCH SNOW BERM (LOCATED INSIDE THE RWY LIGHTS) & WENT OFF THE RWY. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE LEFT PROP HIT THE GROUND BEFORE THE ACFT CAME TO REST. DURING AN EXAM, THE LEFT WHEEL ROTATED FREELY, BUT ONE SIDE OF THE WHEEL WAS CUT & SCRAPED, INDICATING IT HAD BEEN LOCKED. NO MECHANICAL BRAKE MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS VERIFIED. THIS WAS THE PLT'S 1ST FLT IN 21 DAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.