Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC83LA158

BARROW, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N5147G

de Havilland DHC-2, MK-1

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING. THE SANDBAR USED FOR LANDING HAD A LIGHT COVERING OF SNOW AND A DITCH WASOBSCURED BY THE SNOW. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH AND ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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