Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 208B near Kipnuk, AK — 2011-01-06

Final reportANC11LA009
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Date
2011-01-06
Location
Kipnuk, AK, USA
Airport
PAKI
Aircraft
CESSNA 208B
Registration
N715HE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to land long on the icy snow-covered runway, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the scheduled commuter flight reported that following a normal landing approach, he landed long to avoid a bump in the runway. He applied the brakes during the landing roll, but realized the airplane was still traveling too fast to stop on the snow and ice-covered runway. He said he did not have enough area to abort the landing and applied maximum brakes. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a ditch, coming to rest right wing and nose low. The pilot said that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The right wing sustained structural damage.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Controlled flight into terrain
First missed decision gate
Captain could have aborted landing earlier to avoid overrun.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents4

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