Probable cause
The flightcrew's misjudged flare while landing.
NTSB analysis
According to the operator's director of operations, maintenance personnel discovered damage to the twin-engine turboprop airplane during a routine, daily inspection. A review of the airplane flight logs revealed that the airplane's damage most likely occurred as the result of a hard landing event during the last flight, earlier that day. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and fuselage. Neither of the two pilots reported any preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, nor did they report any hard landing event.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC08CA057 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 4, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl (ANC)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
SA 227-AC
- N-number
- N650PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.