Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 April 1975
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188AF Electra
Owner/operator: Zantop International Airlines
Registration Number: N283F
Location: Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An Electra freighter experienced a hard landing due to poor weather conditions ? heavy snow and a cloud ceiling ? resulting in the left wing detaching. The aircraft subsequently inverted 183 meters after touchdown and 30 meters to the left of the runway. This incident was likely caused by the pilot’s improper leveloff.An Electra freighter experienced a hard landing due to poor weather conditions ? heavy snow and a cloud ceiling ? resulting in the left wing detaching. The aircraft subsequently inverted 183 meters after touchdown and 30 meters to the left of the runway. This incident was likely caused by the pilot’s improper leveloff.
Description
The Electra freighter landed heavily 1000 feet down the runway in poor weather conditions consisting of snow and a cloud ceiling at 500 feet. , causing the left wing to detach. The aircraft continued and came to rest inverted 183 m after touchdown and 30 m to the left of the runway. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S) copilotÿ-ÿimproperÿlevelÿoff pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿinitiateÿgo-around pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinadequateÿsupervisionÿofÿflight FACTOR(S) weatherÿ-ÿlowÿceiling weatherÿ-ÿfog weatherÿ-ÿsnow
Primary Cause
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