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October 5, 2000 · Curtis-Wright C-46F · N1822M

Port Alsworth, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 5, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Port Alsworth, AK
Aircraft
Curtis-Wright C-46F
Tail Number
N1822M
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC01LA009

The certificated airline transport pilot stated that he had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He related that as he turned the airplane to the right to enter a taxiway, the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and left aileron.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during taxi. A factor associated with the accident was trees.

Full Narrative

On October 4, 2000, about 1810 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Curtis Wright C-46F airplane, N1822M, sustained substantial damage after landing at the Port Alsworth Airport, Port Alsworth, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cargo flight under Title 14, CFR Part 125, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, Everts Air Fuel, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska. The first pilot, a certificated airline transport pilot, and the second pilot, a certificated commercial pilot, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, about 1600. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on October 5, the captain indicated that he had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He related that as he turned the airplane to the right to enter a taxiway, the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and left aileron.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:10 AKDT
Nearest AirportPort Alsworth (0nm)
Runway23
Runway Length3500 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledCvfr
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCurtis-Wright C-46F
Tail NumberN1822M
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 125
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsP&W · R2800-13 · Reciprocating · 2000
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 56 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind36° @ 10 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingOvercast 5000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data