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July 4, 1995 · Beech 36 · N8067U

Chitina, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 4, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Chitina, AK
Aircraft
Beech 36
Tail Number
N8067U
Operator
Glyn Bindon
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC95LA094

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. HE WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A SHORT-FIELD LANDING AT 80 KNOTS AIRSPEED. HE STATED THAT AT TEN FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, RIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A SIDE LOAD ON THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB Probable Cause

AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE ON APPROACH. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS A FACTOR.

Full Narrative

On July 4, 1995, approximately 1100 Alaska daylight time, a Beech 36 airplane, N8067U, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at McCarthy #2 airstrip, located approximately 75 miles east of Chitina, Alaska. The private pilot and his three passengers were uninjured. The pleasure flight last departed Gulkana, Alaska, approximately 1000, with an intended destination of McCarthy #2. No flight plan was filed for the flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he was landing at or near gross weight, and was established on final approach for a short-field landing at 80 knots airspeed. He stated that, at 10 feet above the ground, above the end of the runway, the aircraft slipped sideways, stalled, and impacted the runway with a side load on the landing gear, substantially damaging the left wing.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:00 AKDT
Nearest AirportMccarthy No. 2 (0nm)
Runway1
Runway Length3400 ft
Runway Width90 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 36
Tail NumberN8067U
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorGlyn Bindon
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-VB · Reciprocating · 300
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 58 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point64 F / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data