Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the runway surface condition, resulting in an aborted landing and collision with rising terrain during the ensuing takeoff attempt.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the runway at the destination airport was ice-covered, and that upon touchdown the surface was slicker than he had anticipated. He aborted the landing by applying full power to take off. The airplane was unable to out-climb the rising terrain at the end of the runway, and it collided with terrain, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical issues with the airplane that precluded its normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC11LA007 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jan 3, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New Stuyahok, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- New Stuyahok (PANW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech E18S-9700
- N-number
- N9001
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
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