Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 December 2005
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Hageland Aviation Services
Registration Number: N303GV
Location: Brevig Mission, Alaska –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft pilot landed on a snow-covered gravel runway with a left crosswind, resulting in a wing strike that damaged the left wing. The pilot?s failure to adequately address the crosswind conditions contributed to the accident.An aircraft pilot landed on a snow-covered gravel runway with a left crosswind, resulting in a wing strike that damaged the left wing. The pilot?s failure to adequately address the crosswind conditions contributed to the accident.
Description
The airline transport certificated pilot landed on runway 04, a snow-covered gravel runway, which required a correction for a left crosswind. The operator reported that after landing, as the pilot was turning the airplane to the left in order to back-taxi on runway 04, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing and propeller struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in the left wing striking the ground while taxiing. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
Primary Cause
Inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions leading to a wing strike during taxiing.Inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions leading to a wing strike during taxiing.Share on:
