Cessna 208 N9602F

Summary

On 2 December 2021 at about 03:25 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N9602F, operated by Lake and Peninsula Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 December 2021 at 03:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Port Alsworth (PAKX)

Coordinates

60.2001, -154.3367

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

N9602F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Lake and Peninsula Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nondalton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ANC22LA009

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a second landing attempt at a private airport, in night conditions, the airplane descended below the glide path and landed short of the runway in an area of heavily forested terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and the accident may have been prevented if the runway was equipped with a visual glide slope indicator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.