Beechcraft A36 N777AK

Summary

On 17 June 2020 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N777AK, operated by Lake Clark Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

17 June 2020 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Chignik Lagoon (KCL)

Coordinates

56.3106, -158.5356

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N777AK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Lake Clark Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chignik Lake → Chignik Lagoon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20CA061

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in a long landing and a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, he flew the visual approach high to avoid a berm on the approach end of the runway and the airplane touched down "at or just after the first 1/3 of the runway." He then applied max braking, but the airplane overran the end of the runway, and sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.