Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Savoonga Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Savoonga, Alaska 99769
Friday, September 18, 2009 14:12 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The crew noted overcast skies, light rain, and a gusty crosswind prior to landing on runway 5, which was approximately 4,400 feet long by 100 feet wide and composed of gravel. The captain, who was the pilot flying, noted that he used full flaps during the landing approach and had to make significant corrections for the crosswind, which was reported to be from 010 degrees at 26 knots, gusting to 34 knots. The captain reported that during the landing roll, despite the use of differential power and other control adjustments, he could not maintain directional control and the airplane went off the right side of the runway. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s flight manual suggests not using full flaps while landing in strong crosswind due to controllability issues and also recommends that the pilot reduce the crosswind component if the runway conditions are slippery.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/18/2009 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1412 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | Savoonga |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99769 |
| Event Date Year | 2009 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 634100N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1702920W |
| Event Location Airport | Savoonga Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SVA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 53 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1416 Atlantic Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SVA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 53 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | ADT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 1000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 3 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 2 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 10 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 28 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 33 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.71 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 27831 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Regional Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 29 2010 5:59PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N349TA |
| NTSB Number | ANC09LA104 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR/IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CASA |
| Aircraft Model | 212-200 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 349 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 16976 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Sep 7 2009 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 3 |
| Airframe Hours | 9906 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Bering Air Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. Box 1650 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Nome |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99762 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Bering Air Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | P.O. Box 1650 |
| Operator City | Nome |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 99762 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Cargo |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | OME |
| Departure City | Nome |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1312 |
| Departure Time Zone | ADT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | SVA |
| Destination City | Savoonga |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 29 2010 6:00PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 05 |
| Runway Length | 4400 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |